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Grimm, Jacob

Grimm, Jacob

Author Biography & Works

Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm, also known as Ludwig Karl, was a German author, linguist, philologist, jurist, and folklorist. He formulated Grimm's law of linguistics, and was the co-author of the Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie, and the editor of Grimms' Fairy Tales. He was the older brother of Wilhelm Grimm; together, they were the literary duo known as the Brothers Grimm.

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Books by Grimm, Jacob

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales

First of all – I'm not talking about the Disney version here. I'm talking about the real Grimms Fairy Tales – filled with rape (Sleeping Beauty), murder (Pinocchio), self-mutilation (Cinderella)...

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