The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

Mirror, mirror on the wall...

A compendium of the Brothers Grimm’s most beloved fairy tales, newly translated and accompanied by an array of vintage illustrations

This book brings together twenty-seven of the most beloved of the famous Grimms' fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing a painstakingly-researched selection of illustrations by some of the most famous illustrators from the 1820s to the 1950s—including golden age legend Kay Nielsen, bestselling author Gustaf Tenggren, British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Gustav Süs, Heinrich Leutemann, and Viktor Paul Mohn, as well as many new discoveries—this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1870s and 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. Interlaced in the book are also dozens of entirely new silhouettes designed and created especially for this book. In addition to the tales, the book also includes an introduction to the Grimms' legacy, brief introductory texts for each tale, and extended artists' biographies in the appendix. For adults and children alike, this classic addition to any library brings to life the never-ending magic of the Grimms' fairy tales and their delightful illustrations.

The following fairy tales are featured in the book:

The Frog Prince
The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats
Little Brother and Little Sister
Rapunzel
Hansel and Gretel
The Fisherman and His Wife
The Brave Little Tailor
Cinderella
Mother Holle
Little Red Riding Hood
The Bremen Town Musicians
The Devil with Three Golden Hairs
The Shoemaker and the Elves
Tom Thumb’s Travels
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Rumpelstiltskin
The Three Feathers
The Golden Goose
Jorinde and Joringel
The Goose Girl
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Star Coins
Snow White and Red Nose
The Hare and the Hedgehog
Puss n' Boots
The Golden Key

About the Brothers Grimm:
Brothers Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) were German academics and linguists who spent years collecting popular fairy tales and folk tales. Their resulting compilation of over 200 stories Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and household tales) is one of the most famous collections of tales in the world, influencing generations of writers, artists, academics, composers, filmmakers, and animators.

The editor:
TASCHEN editor Noel Daniel graduated from Princeton University, and studied in Berlin on a Fulbright Scholarship. She received a master’s in London and was the director of a photography art gallery before becoming a book editor. Her TASCHEN books include Magic 1400s–1950s (2009) and The Circus 1870–1950 (2008).

The contributor:
Matthew R. Price has translated for leading theaters and publications in Germany and the US. A graduate of Princeton University, he studied in Berlin on a DAAD Fellowship, receiving his masters from the University of the Arts. After an early career producing theater, he earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University and lives in New York City.