Hansel and Gretel
When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.
| Main Author: | Grimm Brothers |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English German |
| Published: |
New York :
Morrow,
1979.
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| Edition: | [1st ed.] |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch. |
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| Item Description: |
Translation of Hänsel und Gretel. |
| Physical Description: |
[25] p. : col. ill. ; 23 x 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
068822198X 0688321984 (lib. bdg.) |
| Author Notes: |
The brothers were born thirteen months apart in the German province of Hesse, and were inseparable from childhood. Throughout their lives they showed a marked lack of sibling rivalry. Most of their works were written together, a practice begun in childhood when they shared a desk and sustained throughout their adult lives. Since their lives and work were so collaborative, it is difficult now to differentiate between them, but of course there were differences.- Jacob, who studied for a time in Paris, was fascinated with variant spellings of older words. He articulated "Grimm's Law," the rules of which are still used today to determine correspondences between the consonants of German and languages in the Indo-European family. Jacob was bolder and more experimental than Wilhelm, and was rumored to be a lively dancer. Throughout his life, Jacob kept rigidly to schedule and could be extremely focused on work that demanded close attention to detail. He never married, but was a loving uncle to Wilhelm's children. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are buried side by side in Berlin. (Bowker Author Biography) |