But most Americans know them only secondhand, in adaptations that greatly reduce the tales' power to touch our emotions and intrigue our imaginations. Now, in the most comprehensive translation to date, here are the classic fairy tales as the Brothers Grimm intended them to be-rich, stark, spiced with humor and violence, resonant with the rhythms of folklore and song. Volume I contains 100 unabridged tales, including those best-known around the world:Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Hansel And Gretel, and Little Red Cap [also known as Little Red Riding Hood ]. These wonderful tales of life, passion, and make-believe appeal not only to children-who unabashedly love them-but to readers of any age.Translated and with an introduction by Jack ZipesVolume 2 may be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...

    T. A. Hoffmann and several of his friends. The Serapion Brethren also is the title of a four-volume collection of Hoffmann's novellas and fairytales that appeared in 1819, 1820, and 1821.Hoffmann's stories were very influential during the 19th century. He is one of the major authors of the Romantic movement.Contents of Vol II include: THE LIFE OF A WELL-KNOWN CHARACTER; ALBERTINE'S WOOERS; THE UNCANNY GUEST; MADEMOISELLE SCUDERI; GAMBLERS' FORTUNE; SIGNOR FORMICA; PHENOMENA; THE MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE OF THINGS; THE KING'S BETROTHED. Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann better known by his pen name E.T.A. Hoffmann (Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann), was a German Romantic author of fantasy and horror, a jurist, composer, music critic, draftsman and caricaturist. He is the subject and hero of Jacques Offenbach's fictional opera 'The Tales of Hoffmann', and the author of the novelette 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King'.