Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, and his brother, Wilhelm a year later. They collected and edited an anthology of most common fairytales. Before the Grimm brothers, all of these stories were passed on by mouth to mouth. The works had to be standardized, edited, and censored for their appropriateness to children. Besides their most famous work, they also wrote a standard
Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, and his brother, Wilhelm a year later. They collected and edited an anthology of most common fairytales. Before the Grimm brothers, all of these stories were passed on by mouth to mouth. The works had to be standardized, edited, and censored for their appropriateness to children. Besides their most famous work, they also wrote a standard