It was the middle of winter, and the snowflakes were falling from the sky like feathers. Now, a queen sat sewing at a window framed in black ebony...Suddenly she pricked her finger and three drops of blood fell on to the snow...So begins this captivating collection of magical tales collected by the Brothers Grimm- twenty enchanting fairy tales, including the tale of a snow-white princess, an evil trickster called Rumplestiltskin and a beautiful golden goose. This edition includes the extraordinary, beautiful illustrations of Arthur Rackham, the perfect complement to a timeless collection. "Grimm's Fairy Tales are a wild wood to get lost in". (The Guardian).
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Becky Thomas enjoys crocheting, cross-stitch and playing video games. She lives with her husband, Patrick, and their cats. Monica Sweeney graduated with honours in English from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
More about Becky ThomasKenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh in 1859. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford, but family circumstances prevented him from entering Oxford University. He joined the Bank of England as a gentleman clerk in 1879, rising to become the Bank's Secretary in 1898. He wrote a series of short stories, married Elspeth Thomson in 1899 and their only chil
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