New York: Penguin. Very Good. 2013. A New English Version. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9780143107293 Paperback Paperback. Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm. Here are Pullman's fifty favourites - a wide ranging selection that includes the most popular stories as well as lesser known treassures. At the end of each tale Pullman 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. Suffused with romance and villainy, danger and wit, Pullman's beguiling retellings will cast a spell on readers of all ages. 421 pp.hand cut pages ? About the book: *National Bestseller* The acclaimed retelling of the worlds best-loved fairy tales by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Golden Compass and The Book of Dustnow in paperback, and with 3 new tales! Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first volume of fairy tales. Since then, such stories as Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Hansel and Gretel have become deeply woven into the Western imagination. Now Philip Pullman, the New York Times bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. Here are Pullmans fifty favoritesa wide-ranging selection that includes the most popular stories as well as lesser-known treasures like The Three Snake Leaves, Godfather Death, and The Girl with No Handsalongside his personal commentaries on each storys sources, variations, and everlasting appeal. Suffused with romance and villainy, danger and wit, Pullmans beguiling retellings will cast a spell on readers of all ages. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .

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The acclaimed retelling of the world’s best-loved fairy tales by the #1 New York Times – bestselling author of The Golden Compass —now in paperback, and with 3 new tales! Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first volume of fairy tales. Since then, such stories as “Cinderella,” “Snow White,” “Rapunzel,” and “Hansel and Gretel” have become deeply woven into the Western imagination. Now Philip Pullman, the New York Times –bestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. Here are Pullman’s fifty favorites—a wide-ranging selection that includes the most popular stories as well as lesser-known treasures like “The Three Snake Leaves,” “Godfather Death,” and “The Girl with No Hands”—alongside his personal commentaries on each story’s sources, variations, and everlasting appeal. Suffused with romance and villainy, danger and wit, Pullman’s beguiling retellings will cast a spell on readers of all ages.

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Bookseller: thelondonbookworm.com (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 104483
Title: Fairy Tales From the Brothers Grimm
Author: Philip Pullman
Format/Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: A New English Version
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0143107291
ISBN 13: 9780143107293
Publisher: Penguin
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2013
Keywords: Literature, Fairy, Tales, From, Brothers, Grimm, 9780143107293

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