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Snow White by Jacob Grimm - July 2025
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Cinderella by Charles Perrault - April 2025
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1.5 stars - This rating is NOT intended for the stories, but rather for this poorly edited & translated edition.
In fact, I loved the tales themselves, but the editing and translations in this edition was so horrendous for me that I cannot in good faith give this particular copy a good rating. Let me give you an explanation: This copy of the book is hailed as the first English translation of the 1812 version of the Grimm's fairy tales - the first edition; there were six or seven after that. That ...more
In fact, I loved the tales themselves, but the editing and translations in this edition was so horrendous for me that I cannot in good faith give this particular copy a good rating. Let me give you an explanation: This copy of the book is hailed as the first English translation of the 1812 version of the Grimm's fairy tales - the first edition; there were six or seven after that. That ...more
Feb 21, 2015
Sam Gillogly
marked it as to-read
Mar 09, 2015
Beeta *Goblin Queen*
marked it as to-read
Mar 16, 2021
Sarah Darley
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