Hansel & Grethel - & Other Tales by the Brothers Grimm - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Jakob Grimm, Arthur Rackham

• Publisher: Pook Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781446545744
• Print ISBN:
  9781443797320
  9781447438038
• Subtopic: Classics

The Story of Hansel and Gretel – & Other Tales By The Brothers Grimm is a fantastic collection of stories, decorated with Arthur Rackham's splendid illustrations. Included, are such well-known and loved stories as 'The Frog Prince', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Valiant Little Tailor', 'Cinderella', 'Snow White', and 'Rumpelstiltskin'. The Brothers Grimm (or Die Brüder Grimm), Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors – who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the nineteenth century. The popularity of their collected tales has endured well; they have been translated into more than 100 languages, and remain in print in the present day. This edition of the Brothers Grimm's Fairy Tales is accompanied throughout by a series of dazzling colour and black and white illustrations – by a master of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (which encompassed the years from 1850 until the start of the First World War), Rackham's artistry is quite simply, unparalleled. Throughout his career, he developed a unique style, combining haunting humour with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further refine and elucidate the Brothers Grimm's enchanting narratives.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• List of Illustrations in Colour
• List of Black and White Illustrations
• Hansel and Grethel
• Hans in Luck
• Jorinda and Joringel
• The Bremen Town Musicians
• Old Sultan
• The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
• Clever Elsa
• The Dog and the Sparrow
• The Twelve Dancing Princesses
• The Fisherman and his Wife
• The Wren and the Bear
• The Frog Prince
• The Cat and Mouse in Partnership
• The Raven
• The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet
• Rapunzel
• Foundlingbird
• The Valiant Tailor
• The Golden Bird
• The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage
• Mother Hulda
• Red Riding Hood
• The Robber Bridegroom
• Tom Thumb
• Rumpelstiltskin
• The Twelve Huntsmen
• The Old Man and his Grandson
• The Little Peasant
• Fred and Kate
• Sweetheart Roland