Selected Tales

by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

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Part of a special set of 10 hardcover classics, designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, that innovatively use foil and a special new binding material to create a highly collectible set.

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Stepmothers, dark forests, strange beasts, broken promises, sinister brides, castle turrets, princes on horseback, magic lamps, industrious dwarves and a frog king. Collected and adapted from German folk tales, these imperishable stories can be read over and over again.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 328 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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