Grimm's Grimmest Author:Brothers Grimm, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Tracy Arah Dockray (Illustrator) Murder, kidnapping, cruel and unusual punishment, violent revenge -- these are not the bedtime stories mummy used to read. Newly reissued with a fresh cover, Grimm's Grimmest presents nineteen original, unsanitized, wholly unholy tales as they were first collected by the Brothers Grimm circa 1822 -- all fiendishly illustrated. — The tales har... more »ken back to a time when travelers risked roasting or worse, and bad manners yielded frightful consequences. An insightful introduction makes sense of the mayhem, shedding light on how the Grimm brothers went from macabre to mainstream in fairly short order. From the true horror of Aschenputtel (the original Cinderella story) to Rapunzel's dark secret, Grimm's Grimmest features the authentic stories born long ago in the land of the Black Forest, at a time when fairy tales never ended happily ever after.
The Juniper tree --
The three army surgeons --
The Robber bridegroom --
Hans my hedgehog --
The Willful child --
The Death of the little hen --
The Goose maid --
The three snake leaves --
Aschenputtel --
The Crows --
Prudent Hans --
Fowler's fowl --
The Girl without hands --
Allerleirauh --
The Mother-in-law --
The Dog and the sparrow --
Rapunzel --
Little Brother and Little Sister --
The Story of the youth who went forth to learn how to shudder« less
Gruesome and ghastly tales for grown-ups! Murder, kidnapping, cruel punishment, and violent revenge - these are not your childhood bedtime stories. Grimm's Grimmest presents the original, unsanitized, unholy tales as they were first collected by the Brother Grimm. From the true horror of Aschenputtel (the original Cinderella story) to Rapunzel's dark secret, here are the authentic stories born long ago in the land of the Black Forest, at a time when fairy tales weren't for Children