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Not at all what I was expecting. I was expecting more of the original tales, but she just intersperses bits of them in her ramblings.

It is a textbook on how to understand and read fairy tales and why the Brothers Grimm toned them down the way they did.

Not at all what I was expecting. I was expecting more of the original tales, but she just intersperses bits of them in her ramblings.

It is a textbook on how to understand and read fairy tales and why the Brothers Grimm toned them down the way they did.

Not at all what I was expecting. I was expecting more of the original tales, but she just intersperses bits of them in her ramblings.

It is a textbook on how to understand and read fairy tales and why the Brothers Grimm toned them down the way they did.

Not at all what I was expecting. I was expecting more of the original tales, but she just intersperses bits of them in her ramblings.

It is a textbook on how to understand and read fairy tales and why the Brothers Grimm toned them down the way they did.

Just read the preface & it is fairly rambling, then she talks about the structure of the book, which is outlined in the table of contents.

I always find it amusing when writers don't understand what a preface/forward/introduction is for. I am one of those odd people who always start there. It is usually helpful to understanding the book.