Publisher's Synopsis
The acclaimed retelling of the world's best-loved fairy tales by the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Golden Compass and The Book of Dustnow in paperback, and with 3 new tales! Two centuries ago, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their first volume of fairy tales. Since then, such stories as ';Cinderella,' ';Snow White,' ';Rapunzel,' and ';Hansel and Gretel' have become deeply woven into the Western imagination. Now Philip Pullman, the New York Timesbestselling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, makes us fall in love all over again with the immortal tales of the Brothers Grimm. Here are Pullman's fifty favoritesa wide-ranging selection that includes the most popular stories as well as lesser-known treasures like ';The Three Snake Leaves,' ';Godfather Death,' and ';The Girl with No Hands'alongside his personal commentaries on each story's sources, variations, and everlasting appeal. Suffused with romance and villainy, danger and wit, Pullman's beguiling retellings will cast a spell on readers of all ages.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
