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Pullman retells his fifty favorites, from much-loved stories like "Cinderella" and "Rumpelstiltskin, " "Rapunzel" and "Hansel and Gretel" to lesser-known treasures like "The Three Snake Leaves, " "Godfather Death" and "The Girl with No Hands." At the end of each tale he offers a brief personal commentary, opening a window on the sources of the tales, the various forms they've taken over the centuries and their everlasting appeal.
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"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...
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