When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in
1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as
Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and Cinderella would become the most celebrated in
the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the
two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six
other editions, each extensively revised in content and style. For the very
first time, The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm makes
available in English all 156 stories from the 1812 and 1815 editions.