Author · Germany · 1785–1863
Brothers Grimm
Foundational fairy tales gathered from speech and song; sharp ethics and deep wonder.
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Ludwig Karl Grimm (1785–1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786–1859), were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century.
Genres
Fantasy
Grimm tales that still teach in 2026
The Brothers Grimm preserve how communities teach through story. Variants show values in motion and images carry caution and hope. In an age of remixes these tales explain tradition and change at once. Read them today to see how narrative codes grow and why simple plots still move crowds.
