This edition of the Grimm's Fairy Tales contains fifty-five of the Brothers Grimm's classic stories, accompanied by the beautiful black-and-white illustrations of John Hassall. The narratives include 'Tom Thumb', 'The Golden Goose', 'Hansel and Gretel', 'The Frog Prince', 'Ashputtel', 'The Robber Bridegroom' and many more. Hassall 1868 - 1948, was an English illustrator, best known for his advertisements and poster designs. Making use of flat colours, generally enclosed by thick black lines, his children's books took inspiration from his poster work - and are now incredibly sought after collectors items. The Brothers Grimm are perhaps the best known folklorists of all time. Die Brder Grimm Jacob 1785-1863 and Wilhelm Grimm 1786-1859, were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors - who together specialized in collecting and publishing folklore during the nineteenth century. The popularity of their collected tales has endured well they have been trans