The Brothers Grimm: Two Lives, One Legacy
by Hettinga, Donald R
- New
- Hardcover
- Condition
- New /Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0618055991
- ISBN 13
- 9780618055999
- Seller
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St. Charles, Michigan, United States
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Synopsis
Children everywhere are familiar with the fairy-tale world of the Brothers Grimm, who made once upon a time” a part of our universal vocabularybut few people know much about the brothers themselves. Inspired by their desire to document their national literary heritage, the two devoted brothers spent most of their adult years collecting and publishing German Märchen and Sagen, fairy tales and legends. This thorough and compelling biography addresses the social, political, and historical influences that shaped the lives and stories of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
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- Bookseller
- Julie's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034203
- Title
- The Brothers Grimm: Two Lives, One Legacy
- Author
- Hettinga, Donald R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0618055991
- ISBN 13
- 9780618055999
- Publisher
- Clarion Books
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- GRIMM, JACOB, 1785-1863-JUVENILE LITERATURE-GRIMM, WILHELM, 1786-1859-PHILOGISTS-GERMANY-BIOGRAPHY Biography & Memoirs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Memoirs;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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