Preface : Magical and mythical: two hundred years of the Brothers Grimm

Introduction / A.S. Byatt

Reading the Grimms' Children's stories and household tales: origins and cultural effects of the collection.

Pt. 2. Tales for adults. The Jew in the brambles ; Mother Trudy ; The hand with the knife ; How children played butcher with each other ; Hans Dumm ; The evil mother-in-law ; The children living in a time of famine ; The stubborn child ; The rose

pt. 3. The Brothers Grimm: biographical essay

pt. 4. Other matters. Prefaces to the first two editions of the Grimms' Children's stories and household tales

pt. 5. The magic of fairy tales.

Pt. 1. The tales. The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich ; A fairy tale about a boy who left home to learn about fear ; The wolf and the seven little goats ; The twelve brothers ; Little brother and little sister ; Rapunzel ; The three little men in the woods ; Hansel and Gretel ; The white snake ; The fisherman and his wife ; The brave little tailor ; Cinderella ; Mother Holle ; The seven ravens ; Little Red Riding Hood ; The Bremen town musicians ; The devil and his three golden hairs ; The magic table, the gold donkey, and the club in the sack ; The elves ; The robber bridegroom ; Godfather Death ; Fitcher's bird ; The juniper tree ; The six swans ; Briar Rose ; Snow White ; Rumpelstiltskin ; The golden bird ; The three feathers ; The golden goose ; Furry pelts ; Jorinda and Joringel ; The old man and his grandson ; The singing, soaring lark ; The goose girl ; The water of life ; The poor miller's boy and the cat ; Four artful brothers ; The worn-out dancing shoes ; The star talers ; The Nixie in the well ; Snow White and Rose Red ; The golden key.