World Classics Library: Grimm's Fairy Tales

by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

This deluxe hardback with printed edges brings together over 200 tales from the best-loved folklorists Brother's Grimm.

Readers young and old will delight in the spell-binding tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, derived from Germanic folklore. These include some recognisable favorites, such as 'Briar-Rose' (perhaps better known as 'Sleeping Beauty'), and 'Little Red-Cap' ('Little Red Riding Hood') as well as lesser known tales.

Also
• Hansel and Gretel
• Cinderella
• Rapunzel
• Snow White
• Rumpelstiltskin

This beautiful edition features printed edges, making it an instant collectible. It makes a wonderful gift for lovers of fairy tales and classic literature.

ABOUT THE The World Classics Library series gathers together the work of authors and philosophers whose ideas have stood the test of time. Perfect for bibliophiles, these gorgeous hardbacks with gold foil-embossed covers and printed edges are a wonderful addition to any bookshelf.

928 pages, Hardcover

Published August 25, 2026

About the author

German philologist and folklorist Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm in 1822 formulated Grimm's Law, the basis for much of modern comparative linguistics. With his brother Wilhelm Karl Grimm (1786-1859), he collected Germanic folk tales and published them as Grimm's Fairy Tales (1812-1815).

Indo-European stop consonants, represented in Germanic, underwent the regular changes that Grimm's Law describes; this law essentially states that Indo-European p shifted to Germanic f, t shifted to th, and k shifted to h. Indo-European b shifted to Germanic p, d shifted to t, and g shifted to k. Indo-European bh shifted to Germanic b, dh shifted to d, and gh shifted to g.

This jurist and mythologist also authored the monumental German Dictionary and his Deutsche Mythologie .

Adapted from Wikipedia.