#WilhelmGrimm was born in Germany #OnThisDay in 1786; with his younger brother Jacob Grimm, he published the "Kinder- und Hausmärchen," the most influential collection of fairy tales in world literature... #GebrüderGrimm
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#WilhelmGrimm was born #OnThisDay in 1786; with his brother Jacob, he collected the "Kinder- und Hausmärchen," the most famous collection of #Fairytales of them all; the #Grimmsmärchen can be read in German & 18 other languages on this website:
www.grimmstories.com
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500), Holy Roman Emperor Matthias (1557), Charles Le Brun (1619), Gen. John Burgoyne (1723), #WilhelmGrimm (1786), Winslow Homer (1836), Renata Scotto (1934), Steve Jobs (1955) & Judith Butler (1956) were born #OnThisDay.
📖 #OTD in the #History of #Literature 20 December 1812, #JacobGrimm and #WilhelmGrimm first published in two volumes their GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES; or, CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. Originally containing 86 #folklore stories, the number increased to 210 by the 1857 edition.
"Then her envious heart had peace, as much as an envious heart can have."
✒ #WilhelmGrimm, German folklorist and author, half of the #BrothersGrimm ("Grimm's Fairy Tales"), #DOTD 16 December 1859. #Literature
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm
Commemorate the birthday of #WilhelmGrimm today with your own copy of The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers #Grimm: The Complete First Edition edited and translated by Jack Zipes and illustrated by Andrea Dezsö.
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Wilhelm Grimm
Holy Roman Emperor Matthias (1557), Charles Le Brun (1619), Gen. John Burgoyne (1723), #WilhelmGrimm (1786), Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel (1809), Winslow Homer (1836), Arrigo Boito (1842), Michel Legrand (1932), Bettino Craxi (1934) & Renata Scotto (1934) were born #OnThisDay...
📖 #OTD in the #History of #Literature 20 December 1812, #JacobGrimm and #WilhelmGrimm first published in two volumes their GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES; or, CHILDREN'S AND HOUSEHOLD TALES. Originally containing 86 #folklore stories, the number increased to 210 by the 1857 edition.
"Then her envious heart had peace, as much as an envious heart can have."
✒ #WilhelmGrimm, German writer ("Grimm's Fairy Tales"), #DOTD 16 December 1859. #Literature
Wilhelm Grimm on fairy tales
#WilhelmGrimm was born in Germany #OnThisDay in 1786; with his younger brother Jacob Grimm, he published the "Kinder- und Hausmärchen," the most influential collection of fairy tales in world literature... #GebrüderGrimm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm...
Wilhelm Grimm on the German language
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (1500), Charles Le Brun (1619), Gen. John Burgoyne (1723), #WilhelmGrimm (1786), Winslow Homer (1836), Arrigo Boito (1842), Bettino Craxi (1934), Renata Scotto (1934) & Steve Jobs (1955) were born #OnThisDay...
