Great storytellers of Europe. The best editions of collections

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Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837) Not only the poems and verses of the great poet and playwright enjoy the well-deserved love of people, but also wonderful fairy tales in verse. Alexander Pushkin began writing his poetry in early childhood, he received a good education at home, graduated from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (a privileged educational institution), and was friends with other famous poets, including the “Decembrists.” The poet’s life had both periods of ups and downs and tragic events: accusations of freethinking, misunderstanding and condemnation of the authorities, and finally, a fatal duel, as a result of which Pushkin received a mortal wound and died at the age of 38. But his legacy remains: the last fairy tale written by the poet was “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.” Also known are “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights”, “The Tale of the Priest and the Worker Balda.”

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Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (1879-1950) Russian writer and folklorist, who was the first to carry out a literary treatment of Ural legends, left us an invaluable legacy. He was born into a simple working-class family, but this did not stop him from finishing seminary and becoming a teacher of the Russian language. In 1918, he volunteered for the front, and when he returned, he decided to turn to journalism. Only on the author’s 60th birthday was the collection of short stories “The Malachite Box” published, which brought Bazhov people’s love. It is interesting that fairy tales are made in the form of legends: folk speech and folklore images make each work special. The most famous fairy tales: “The Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “The Silver Hoof”, “The Malachite Box”, “Two Lizards”, “The Golden Hair”, “The Stone Flower”.

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Alexey Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1882-1945) Alexey Tolstoy wrote in many genres and styles, received the title of academician, and was a war correspondent during the war. As a child, Alexey lived on the Sosnovka farm in his stepfather's house (his mother left his father, Count Tolstoy, while pregnant). Tolstoy spent several years abroad, studying the literature and folklore of different countries: this is how the idea arose to rewrite the fairy tale “Pinocchio” in a new way. In 1935, his book “The Golden Key or the Adventures of Pinocchio” was published. Alexey Tolstoy also released 2 collections of his own fairy tales, called “Mermaid Tales” and “Magpie Tales”. The most famous “adult” works are “Walking in Torment”, “Aelita”, “Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin”.

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Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev (1826-1871) This is an outstanding folklorist and historian, who was fond of folk art and studied it from his youth. He first worked as a journalist in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at which time he began his research. Afanasyev is considered one of the most outstanding scientists of the 20th century, his collection of Russian folk tales is the only collection of Russian East Slavic fairy tales that can well be called a “folk book”, because more than one generation has grown up with them. The first publication dates back to 1855, since then the book has been reprinted several times.

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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) More than one generation of people grew up on the works of the Danish writer, storyteller and playwright. From early childhood, Hans was a visionary and a dreamer; he adored puppet theaters and began writing poetry early. His father died when Hans was not even ten years old, the boy worked as an apprentice at a tailor, then at a cigarette factory, and at the age of 14 he already played minor roles at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Andersen wrote his first play at the age of 15; it was a great success; in 1835, his first book of fairy tales was published, which many children and adults read with delight to this day. The most famous of his works are “Flint”, “Thumbelina”, “The Little Mermaid”, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “The Princess and the Pea” and others.

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Charles Perrault (1628-1703) The French writer, storyteller, critic and poet was an exemplary excellent student as a child. He received a good education, made a career as a lawyer and writer, he was admitted to the French Academy, and wrote many scientific works. He published his first book of fairy tales under a pseudonym - the name of his eldest son was indicated on the cover, since Perrault feared that his reputation as a storyteller could harm his career. In 1697, his collection “Tales of Mother Goose” was published, which brought Perrault world fame. Famous ballets and operas have been created based on the plot of his fairy tales. As for the most famous works, few people did not read in childhood about Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread House, Thumb, Bluebeard.

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Brothers Grimm: Wilhelm (1786-1859), Jacob (1785-1863) Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were inseparable from their youth until their graves: they were bound by common interests and common adventures. Wilhelm Grimm grew up as a sickly and weak boy; only in adulthood did his health more or less return to normal. Jacob always supported his brother. The Brothers Grimm were not only experts in German folklore, but also linguists, lawyers, and scientists. One brother chose the path of a philologist, studying ancient German literature, the other became a scientist. It was the fairy tales that brought the brothers world fame, although some works are considered “not for children.” The most famous are “Snow White and the Scarlet Flower”, “Straw, Ember and Bean”, “Bremen Street Musicians”, “The Brave Little Tailor”, “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats”, “Hansel and Gretel” and others.

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Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) Famous writer, poet and reformer. Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (India), at the age of 6 he was brought to England; he later called those years “years of suffering”, because the people who raised him turned out to be cruel and indifferent. The future writer received an education, returned to India, and then went on a trip, visiting many countries in Asia and America. When the writer was 42 years old, he was awarded the Nobel Prize - and to this day he remains the youngest writer laureate in his category. Kipling’s most famous children’s book is, of course, “The Jungle Book”, the main character of which is the boy Mowgli. It is also very interesting to read other fairy tales: “The Cat That Walks by itself”, “Where does a camel get its hump?”, “How the leopard got his spots,” they all tell about distant lands and are very interesting.

“Here a fairy tale began, a pampering began from the siwka and from the burka, and from the wine-wort hen, from the rough-legged rough-legged piglet.”

It began with a beginning, was accompanied by sayings and jokes, fantastic and magical, followed the formulas of “fairytale rituals” or, on the contrary, neglected the canon, without a beginning or ending, became close to reality, the everyday environment, depending on from whose lips it sounded, how told by the storyteller...

Abram Kuzmich Novopoltsev

The storyteller-joker, storyteller-entertainer Abram Novopoltsev is a typical representative of the heritage of buffoons. His repertoire is surprising in its diversity: there are fantastic fairy tales, everyday novels, and tales about animals, as well as anecdotes, edifying tales, and historical legends. However, even the classic traditional fairy tale in Novopoltsev’s program, with all its formal fidelity to the canon, is rethought and reworked due to the unique style of the storyteller. The main feature of this style is rhyming, which subjugates any fairy tale told by Novopoltsev, makes it funny, light, carefree and cannot but amuse and entertain the listener. “Here is the end of the fairy tale,” the fellow said to us, well done, a glass of beer, for the end of the fairy tale a glass of wine.

Egor Ivanovich Sorokovikov-Magai

A fairy tale made the hard work of a peasant easier, lifted his spirit, gave him strength to live on; storytellers were always known and appreciated among the people. Often storytellers enjoyed privileges, for example, in fishing cooperatives on Lake Baikal, the storyteller was given an extra share and exempted from a number of difficult jobs. Or, for example, as Sorokovikov, an outstanding Russian storyteller, recalls, most of the tales had to be told at the mill, when it was time to grind bread. “When you come to the mill, they even accept bags to help me. "He will tell fairy tales!" And they let us through the line. “We dare you, just tell us fairy tales!” This is the way we had to tell a lot of fairy tales.” Sorokovikov is distinguished from many storytellers by his knowledge of literacy and passion for books, hence the peculiarity of the tales he tells: they bear the imprint of book influences and urban culture. The cultural elements introduced by Yegor Ivanovich into the fairy tale, such as the special book style of speech of the heroes or household accessories (the telephone in the princess’s mansion, clubs and theaters, the notebook taken out by the peasant peasant, and many others), transform the fairy tale and permeate it with a new worldview.

Anna Kupriyanova Baryshnikova

Poor, illiterate peasant woman Anna Baryshnikova, better known by her nickname “Kupriyanikha” or “Aunt Anyuta,” inherited most of her fairy tales from her father, who loved to insert a catchy word and make the audience laugh. In the same way, Kuprianikha’s fairy tales - perky, often poetic - like Novopoltsev’s fairy tales, inherited the tradition of buffoons and specialist amusing bahari. Baryshnikova's fairy tales are replete with colorful beginnings, endings, sayings, jokes and rhymes. Rhyming determines the entire tale or its individual episodes, introduces new words, names, and creates new provisions. And some of the storyteller’s beginnings are independent sayings that migrate from one fairy tale to another: “The bread was not good, it was lying around the counter, on the stove? They put me in the corner, they put me in boxes, not in the town. No one can buy bread, no one can take it for free. The pig Ustinya came up and stained her entire snout. She was ill for three weeks, in the fourth week the pig writhed, and in the fifth week she was completely dead.”

Fedor Ivanovich Aksamentov

A fairy tale, like a piece of plasticine in your hands, is remade and changed under the influence of various factors (individual characteristics of the storyteller, the place where the fairy tale exists, the social environment to which the performer belongs). Thus, told among soldiers, the fairy tale absorbs the realities of camp and military life, the barracks, and appears before us as a completely different, new fairy tale. A soldier's tale is characterized by its own special repertoire, a special range of themes and selection of episodes. Aksamentov, the Lena storyteller, one of the best representatives of the soldier’s fairy tale, carefully treats the fairy tale tradition, but at the same time his fairy tale is modernized, subordinated to the realities of soldier’s life (sentries, guards, dismissal notes, guardhouses, etc.). In a soldier’s tale you won’t find the fantastic “in a certain kingdom” or “far away lands”; the action is confined to a specific place and even time, it takes place in Moscow or St. Petersburg, and the characters are often given the names of historical figures; the hero’s exploits are now also confined to the geographical areas. For Aksamentov, this is most often France and Paris. The main character of his fairy tales is a Russian soldier. The narrator also introduces drunkards, card games, hotels, parties into the story; sometimes these pictures of drunkenness even turn into some kind of apotheosis of the drunkard, which gives a specific shade to fairy-tale fiction.

Natalia Osipovna Vinokurova

For the storyteller Vinokurova, a poor peasant woman who has struggled with poverty all her life, the main interest in a fairy tale is the everyday details and psychological situation; in her fairy tales you will not find beginnings, endings, sayings and other attributes of a classic fairy tale. Often her story is a purely enumeration of facts, and rather crumpled and confused, so, jumping from one episode to another, Vinokurova uses the formula “in short.” But at the same time, the storyteller can suddenly stop unexpectedly at a detailed description of the simplest everyday scene, which, in principle, is not typical of a fairy tale. Vinokurova strives to bring the fairy-tale environment closer to reality, hence her attempts to analyze the psychological state of the characters, describe their gestures, facial expressions, sometimes the storyteller even gives descriptions of the appearance of the characters in her fairy tales (“out of nowhere a boy comes running to him, in a short frock coat and a black cap”).

Dmitry Savelievich Aslamov

An important role in the perception of a fairy tale is played by the way the storyteller narrates it: emotionally and accompanying the story with gestures, comments, addresses to the listeners, or, conversely, quietly, smoothly, without flashes. For example, Vinokurova is one of the calm storytellers, like Sorokovikov, whose speech is sedate, somewhat solemn and in an upbeat tone. Their complete opposite is the master storyteller Aslamov. He is all in motion, constantly gesticulating, raising and lowering his voice, pausing, playing, laughing, using his hands to indicate dimensions if, for example, he has to talk about the size, height, or general size of something or someone. And the more listeners, the more he appears in all his glory. Aslamov notes individual exploits and adventures of fairy-tale heroes with exclamations and questions: “Aha!”, “Good!”, “Clever!”, “That’s how!”, “Cleverly done!” etc. or, on the contrary, with remarks: “What a fool!”, “Well, what, I don’t have enough ingenuity!”, or interrupts his story with remarks: “Are my fairy tales interesting?!”, “My fairy tales are very interesting.”

Matvey Mikhailovich Korguev

“In which kingdom, in which state, namely in the one in which you and I live, there lived a peasant,” - this is how Korguev begins his fairy tale “About Chapai”, in which the White Sea storyteller manages to embody historical material and events Civil War, in the images of folk art. Playfully, Korguev combines traditional fairy-tale motifs with contemporary reality, brings into them life with all its everyday details, humanizes fairy-tale characters, and individualizes them. Thus, the heroes and heroines of the fairy tales they tell are called Tanechka, Lenochka, Elechka, Sanechka, Andreyushko. Elechka took out a “golden bristle pig” for Andrei, “stuck it in a drawer and went to bed. I slept a little, got up at six o’clock, warmed up the samovar and began to wake up Andrei.” Due to such details, fairy tales become realistic and entertaining, which certainly sets Korguev’s tales apart from others.

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

More than one generation of people has grown up with the works of the Danish writer, storyteller and playwright.

From early childhood, Hans was a visionary and a dreamer; he adored puppet theaters and began writing poetry early.

His father died when Hans was not even ten years old, the boy worked as an apprentice at a tailor, then at a cigarette factory, and at the age of 14 he already played minor roles at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen.

Andersen wrote his first play at the age of 15; it was a great success; in 1835, his first book of fairy tales was published, which many children and adults read with delight to this day.

The most famous of his works are “Flint”, “Thumbelina”, “The Little Mermaid”, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “The Princess and the Pea” and many others.

Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

In 1697, his collection “Tales of Mother Goose” was published, which brought Perrault world fame. Famous ballets and operas have been created based on the plot of his fairy tales.

As for the most famous works, few people did not read in childhood about Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread House, Thumb, Bluebeard.

Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837)

Not only the poems and verses of the great poet and playwright enjoy the well-deserved love of people, but also wonderful fairy tales in verse.

The poet’s life had both periods of ups and downs and tragic events: accusations of freethinking, misunderstanding and condemnation of the authorities, and finally, a fatal duel, as a result of which Pushkin received a mortal wound and died at the age of 38.

But his legacy remains: the last fairy tale written by the poet was “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.” Also known are “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights”, “The Tale of the Priest and the Worker Balda”.

Brothers Grimm: Wilhelm (1786-1859), Jacob (1785-1863)

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were inseparable from their youth until their graves: they were bound by common interests and common adventures.

Wilhelm Grimm grew up as a sickly and weak boy; only in adulthood did his health more or less return to normal. Jacob always supported his brother.

The Brothers Grimm were not only experts in German folklore, but also linguists, lawyers, and scientists. One brother chose the path of a philologist, studying ancient German literature, the other became a scientist.

It was the fairy tales that brought the brothers world fame, although some works are considered “not for children.” The most famous are “Snow White and the Scarlet Flower”, “Straw, Ember and Bean”, “Bremen Street Musicians”, “The Brave Little Tailor”, “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats”, “Hansel and Gretel” and others.

Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (1879-1950)

In 1918, he volunteered for the front, and when he returned, he decided to turn to journalism

It is interesting that fairy tales are made in the form of legends: folk speech and folklore images make each work special. The most famous fairy tales: “The Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “The Silver Hoof”, “The Malachite Box”, “Two Lizards”, “The Golden Hair”, “The Stone Flower”.

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

The future writer received an education, returned to India, and then went on a trip, visiting many countries in Asia and America.

When the writer was 42 years old, he was awarded the Nobel Prize - and to this day he remains the youngest writer laureate in his category. Kipling's most famous children's book is, of course, “The Jungle Book”, the main character of which was the boy Mowgli; it is also very interesting to read other fairy tales: -

- “The cat that walks by itself”, “Where does a camel get its hump?”, “How the leopard got its spots”, they all tell about distant countries and are very interesting.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822)

Hoffmann was a very versatile and talented man: composer, artist, writer, storyteller.

He was born in Koeningsberg, when he was 3 years old, his parents separated: his older brother left with his father, and Ernst stayed with his mother; Hoffmann never saw his brother again. Ernst was always a mischief-maker and a dreamer; he was often called a “troublemaker.”

It’s interesting that there was a women’s boarding house next to the house where the Hoffmanns lived, and Ernst liked one of the girls so much that he even started digging a tunnel to get to know her. When the hole was almost ready, my uncle found out about it and ordered the passage to be filled up. Hoffmann always dreamed that after his death a memory of him would remain - and so it happened; his fairy tales are read to this day: the most famous are “The Golden Pot”, “The Nutcracker”, “Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober” and others.

Alan Milne (1882-1856)

Who among us does not know a funny bear with sawdust in his head - Winnie the Pooh and his funny friends? – the author of these funny tales is Alan Milne.

The writer spent his childhood in London, he was a well-educated man, and then served in the Royal Army. The first tales about the bear were written in 1926.

Interestingly, Alan did not read his works to his own son Christopher, preferring to raise him on more serious literary stories. Christopher read his father's fairy tales as an adult.

The books have been translated into 25 languages and are very popular in many countries around the world. In addition to the stories about Winnie the Pooh, the fairy tales “Princess Nesmeyana”, “An Ordinary Fairy Tale”, “Prince Rabbit” and others are known.

Alexey Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1882-1945)

Alexey Tolstoy wrote in many genres and styles, received the title of academician, and was a war correspondent during the war.

As a child, Alexey lived on the Sosnovka farm in his stepfather's house (his mother left his father, Count Tolstoy, while pregnant). Tolstoy spent several years abroad, studying the literature and folklore of different countries: this is how the idea arose to rewrite the fairy tale “Pinocchio” in a new way.

In 1935, his book “The Golden Key or the Adventures of Pinocchio” was published. Alexey Tolstoy also released 2 collections of his own fairy tales, called “Mermaid Tales” and “Magpie Tales”.

The most famous “adult” works are “Walking in Torment”, “Aelita”, “Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin”.

Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev (1826-1871)

Afanasyev is considered one of the most outstanding scientists of the 20th century, his collection of Russian folk tales is the only collection of Russian East Slavic fairy tales that can well be called a “folk book”, because more than one generation has grown up with them.

The first publication dates back to 1855, since then the book has been reprinted several times.

The review included collections from different price categories with the largest number of fairy tales with classical translations. All books have high ratings and positive reviews from readers both about the translations of fairy tale texts and about the illustrations in these collections.

Hans Christian Andersen

1) Fairy tales

Flint
Little Klaus and Big Klaus
Princess on the Pea
Thumbelina
Mermaid
The king's new dress
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Wild Swans
Swineherd
Nightingale
Ugly duck
Darning needle
Red shoes
Girl with matches
an old house
Dung-beetle
Snowman
The Snow Queen. Adventures in Seven Tales
The first tale, which talks about a mirror and
its fragments
The second tale. Boy and girl
The third tale. The flower garden of a woman who knew how
conjure
The fourth tale. Prince and Princess
The fifth tale. Little robber
Tale six. Lapland and Finnish
The seventh tale. What happened in the palaces of Snezhnaya
queens and what happened then
About the illustrator

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2) Fairy tales and stories (in a case)

An expensive collector's edition that will adorn any home library. Complete collection of fairy tales and stories by H.-K. Andersen, prepared according to the principles of the “Monuments of World Culture” series. Large format, fabric binding, book in dust jacket and gift box, coated paper, 864 pages, about 2000 color and black and white illustrations, high-quality European printing (Italy). The book is illustrated with works of world art, illustrations from the best publications of the 19th-20th centuries in Russian and European languages.

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3) Fairy tales

An inexpensive collection of Andersen's fairy tales in a classic design: a classic translation by Anna Vasilyevna Ganzen and classic illustrations by the artist Vladimir Petrovich Panov. Recommended for elementary and middle school students.
Decor:
- A5 format;
- hard cover smooth;
- the pages in the book are white, thin, offset, slightly translucent, but this does not interfere with reading;
- medium font
- illustrations are black and white, clear, drawn, 1-2 pictures for a fairy tale;
A. Sharov. Life in a fairy tale
ugly duck
Flint
Princess on the Pea
Thumbelina
Mermaid
The king's new dress
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Wild Swans
Ole Lukoje
Swineherd
Nightingale
Spruce
Shepherdess and chimney sweep
Old street lamp
Darning needle
Girl with matches
Elderberry mother
Hans Churban
The Snow Queen

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4) The most famous fairy tales

Of all the inexpensive Andersen collections, this is the most complete. In the classic translation by Anna Hansen and, most importantly, without abbreviations. There are no pictures either. Recommended for junior high school age.

E.V. Shukshina Money for Mr. Andersen
In a thousand years. Translation by A. Ganzen
Galoshes of happiness. Translation by A. Ganzen
Princess on the Pea. Translation by A. Ganzen
Hans Churban. An old story retold
again. Translation by A. Ganzen
Girl with matches. Translation by Yu. Yakhnina
And sometimes happiness hides in a sliver Translation A
Hansen
Buckwheat. Translation by A. Ganzen
Nightingale. Translation by A. Ganzen
Twelve passengers. Translation by A. Ganzen
Linen. Translation by A. Ganzen
The fate of the burdock. Translation by A. Ganzen
Darning needle. Translation by A. Ganzen
Aunt Toothache. Translation by A. Ganzen
Heartbreak. Translation by A. Ganzen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Translation by A. Ganzen
Thumbelina. Translation by A. Ganzen
Spruce. Translation by A. Ganzen
Wild Swans. Translation by A. Ganzen
Anne Lisbeth. Translation by A. Ganzen
The real truth. Translation by A. Ganzen
Garden of Eden. Translation by A. Ganzen
The Snow Queen. A fairy tale in seven stories
Translation by A. Ganzen
Pen and inkwell. Translation by A. Ganzen
The last pearl. Translation by A. Ganzen
Mermaid. Translation by A. Ganzen
Folk song bird. Translation by A. Ganzen
Snail and rose bush. Translation by A. Ganzen
Fast walkers. Translation by A. Ganzen
Shadow. Translation by A. Ganzen
Old street lamp. Translation by A. Ganzen
Green crumbs. Translation by A. Ganzen
Swineherd. Translation by A. Ganzen
Girl stepping on bread
Translation by A. Ganzen
Angel. Translation by A. Ganzen
Ib and Christinochka. Translation by A. Ganzen
Ugly duck. Translation by A. Ganzen
Grandmother. Translation by A. Ganzen
Shepherdess and chimney sweep. Translation by A. Ganzen
What can you think of? Translation by A. Ganzen
Dream. Translation by A. Ganzen
Yard rooster and weathervane
Translation by A. Ganzen
Road comrade. Translation by A. Ganzen
Flint. Translation by A. Ganzen
Red shoes. Translation by A. Ganzen
Bell whirlpool. Translation by A. Ganzen
Elderberry mother. Translation by A. Ganzen
Chamomile. Translation by A. Ganzen
Silver coin. Translation by A. Ganzen
The king's new dress. Translation by A. Ganzen
Ole-Lukoje. Translation by A. Ganzen
Airplane chest. Translation by A. Ganzen

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Brothers Grimm

1) Fairy tales

Inexpensive collection with luxurious illustrations. The collection includes some of the most famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm: “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Hansel and Gretel”, “Little Red Riding Hood”, “The Pied Piper of Hamelin”. John Patience's wonderful illustrations make them even more magical and interesting!
John Patience is an English writer and artist who has illustrated more than 150 works.

2) Fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm (deluxe edition)

Expensive gift edition with a lot of fairy tales. The fairy tales are given not in a retelling for children, but in a literal translation, so all their original “bloodthirstiness” is preserved. That is, this book is not for reading by children, but for adult lovers of literature and folklore, who, in turn, can retell these fairy tales to children.

The Frog King, or Iron Henry
Friendship between cat and mouse
Child of Mary
Wolf and seven little kids
Faithful Johann
Successful exchange
Eccentric musician
twelve brothers
A rabble of ragamuffins
Brother and sister
Bell
Three men in the forest
Three spinners
Hansel and Gretel
Three snake leaves
White Snake
Straw, coal and bean
About a fisherman and his wife
Brave Little Tailor
Namarashka
Mystery
About the mouse, the bird and fried sausage
Mrs. Metelitsa
Seven Ravens
Little Red Riding Hood
Bremen street musicians
Singing bone
The devil with three golden hairs
Louse and flea
Girl without arms
Hans the simpleton
Three languages
Smart Elsa
Tailor in Paradise
Set the table yourself, a golden donkey and a club made of
bag
Thumb Boy
Wedding of Mrs. Fox
Brownies
Robber Groom
Mr. Corbs
Mister godfather
Mrs. Trude
Death of godfather
Thumb Boy's Journey
strange bird
About the enchanted tree
old dog
Six swans
Rosehip
Foundlings
King Thrushbeard
Snow White
Satchel, hat and horn
Rumpelstiltskin
Dear Roland
golden bird
The Dog and the Sparrow
Frieder and Katerlischen
Two brothers
Poor guy
Queen Bee
Three feathers
golden goose
Speckled Pelt
Bunny's Bride
Twelve Hunters
The thief and his teacher
Jorinda and Joringel
Three lucky ones
Six of us will go around the world
Wolves man
Wolf and fox
The Fox and the Lady Kuma
Fox and cat
Carnation
Resourceful Gretel
Old grandfather and grandson
Mermaid
About the death of a chicken
Brother Veselchak
Gansl player
Lucky Hans
Hans is getting married
Golden Children
Fox and geese
Poor man and rich man
Singing and jumping lion lark
Gusyatnitsa
Young Giant
Underground man
King of the Golden Mountain
Voronikha
The Clever Daughter of a Peasant
Hildebrand, his young wife and pastor
Three birds
Living water
Doctor Know-It-All
Spirit in a bottle
The devil's grimy brother
Bearman
Kinglet and bear
Sweet porridge
Smart people
Tales of already
Two wanderers
Hans the Hedgehog
Flail from Paradise
Royal children
About the resourceful little tailor
Nothing can hide from the clear sun!
Blue candle
Disobedient child
Three paramedics
Seven Swabians
Three journeymen
The king's son who feared nothing
Donkey Werewolf
Three brothers
The devil and his grandmother
Iron stove
Lazy spinner
Four skilled brothers
Fairy tale-mystery
Snow White and Rosette
Gusyatnitsa at the well
The Giant and the Tailor
Hare and hedgehog
Drummer
Owl
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3) Fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Retold by A. Vvedensky

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm as retold by the Russian poet A. Vvedensky have never been published together. In 1936, the DETGIZ publishing house published a book with 18 fairy tales; this publication has long become a rarity.
This edition contains all 48 fairy tales that were retold and reinterpreted by an outstanding Russian writer for our children.
The reader will not only get acquainted with the famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, but also find out what a fairy tale is, when it appeared and how it has changed. Finds out about the lives of the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm and about their difficult work on fairy tales. The book also tells about Alexander Ivanovich Vvedensky, a poet and writer, who retold these fairy tales from German and processed them for the Russian reader. And the editor of the fairy tales was Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak himself!
Be careful when opening a book to a random page! The fairy tales inside are arranged in such a way that the book “grows up”: first there are fairy tales for kids, then for older children, and at the end of the collection there are horror tales for the adults.
B. Letov. "The Brothers Grimm".
Fox and geese.
Cat and mouse.
Hare and hedgehog.
Straw, coal and bean.
The wolf and the seven Young goats.
The king and the bear.
Bunny house.
A pot of porridge.
Three brothers.
Owl.
Little people.
Little Red Riding Hood.
Seven brave men.
The Bremen Town Musicians.
Mrs. Blizzard.
All sorts of rabble.
It's a profitable business.
Rosehip.
The doctor is a know-it-all.
Stupid Hans.
Three lucky ones.
Golden goose.
Worn down shoes.
Brave tailor.
The six of us will cover the whole earth.
Young giant.
Smart Elsa.
Three little men in the forest.
Hans is happy.
Thumb Boy.
Jorinda and Joringel.
Seven Ravens.
Brother and sister.
Blue candle.
Foundling.
Snow Maiden.
“Table, cover yourself,” a golden donkey and a club from a bag.
Three spinners.
Clever Gretel.
Damn dirty brother.
One-Eyed, Two-Eyed and Three-Eyed.
Hansel and Gretel.
Knapsack, hat and horn.
Cinderella.
The devil with three golden hairs.
Two wanderers about a man who knew no fear.
Ya Kavin. "For the benefit and education of everyone."

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4) The best fairy tales

THE BROTHERS GRIMM
CHARMS AND SPELLS
Frog King
Fisherman and his wife
Queen Bee
Glass coffin
Magic pot of porridge
Donkey
Forest hut
Lark - warbler and jumper
crystal ball
BRAVE BOYS, BRAVE GIRLS
Little Red Riding Hood
golden bird
Twelve Hunters
Belyanochka and Rosette
Three spinners
Living water
Bunny Bride
Thumb Boy
Iron stove
Twelve Dancing Princesses
MAGICAL PEOPLE
Rumpelstiltskin
Mermaid
Young Giant
Elves and the shoemaker
Mother Metelitsa
Spirit from a bottle
Dwarf
Little People Gifts
Mermaid in the pond
golden goose
SCARY WITCHES
Rapunzel
Gusyatnitsa at the well
Lamb and fish
Six swans
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Jorinda and Joringel
Golden Children
Forest old lady
Foundling
Hansel and Gretel
WE LIVED HAPPY LONG LONG
Cinderella
The Bremen Town Musicians
King Thrushbeard
Brave Little Tailor
Spindle, shuttle and needle
The wolf and the seven Young goats
Bird Princess
Iron John
Poor farmhand at the mill and the cat
Star money

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7) Fairy tales

In addition to fairy tales, the book includes children's legends, which were last published in Russian in 1905.
Noble gift edition! Contains 202 Fairy Tales and 9 Children's Legends. Gold embossing, three-sided mirror gold edge, silk ribbon, exclusive coated paper. Gorgeous silk binding. Content not suitable for young children. Recommended for middle and high school age.

Frog King
Cat and mouse together
Reception of Our Lady
The Robber and his sons
The tale of someone who went to learn about fear
The wolf and the seven Young goats
Faithful Johannes
Successful trading
Eccentric musician
twelve brothers
All sorts of rabble
Brother and sister
Rapunzel
Three little woodsmen
Three spinners
Hansel and Gretel
Three snake leaves
White Snake
Straw, coal and bean
The Tale of a Fisherman and His Wife
Brave Little Tailor
Cinderella
Mystery
About the mouse, the bird and the sausage
Mrs. Metelitsa
Seven Ravens
Little Red Riding Hood
Bremen street musicians
Singing bone
The devil with three golden hairs
Louse and flea
Handless girl
Clever Hans
Three languages
Smart Elsa
Tailor in the Sky
Table - cover yourself
Tom Thumb
Wedding of Mrs. Fox
Brownies
Robber Groom
Mr. Corbes
Godfather
Frau Truda
Snow Maiden
Wonder bird
The Tale of Juniper
Old Sultan
Death in godfathers
The wanderings of a boy with a thumb
Six swans
Rosehip
Foundling bird
King Thrush
Satchel, cap and horn
Rumpelstiltskin
Dear Roland
golden bird
Dog and sparrow
Frieder and Katerlischen
Two brothers
Little guy
Queen bee
Three feathers
golden goose
Savage girl
hare bride
Twelve Hunters
The thief and his teacher
Jorinda and Joringel
Three lucky people
Six will go around the world
Wolf and man
Wolf and fox
Fox and godfather
Fox and cat
Carnation
Smart Gretel
About the death of a chicken
Undine
Old grandfather and grandson
Brother-Veselchak
Clever peasant daughter
Old Hildebrand
Hans in happiness
Hans is getting married
Golden Children
Fox and geese
Poor man and rich man
Warbler's Lark
Gusyatnitsa
Young giant
Underground man
King of the Golden Mountain
Crow
Tory birds
Living water
Doctor Know-It-All
Spirit in a bottle
Damn dirty brother
Bugbear
Kinglet and bear
Sweet porridge
Smart people
Tales about the fire toad
Poor mill worker and kitty
Two wanderers
Hans my Hedgehog
Shroud
Monk in the thorn bush
Scientist Hunter
Royal children
Flail from the sky
About the smart little tailor
The clear sun will reveal the whole truth
Blue candle
Three paramedics
Seven Swabians
Three apprentices
The prince who was not afraid of anything
Salad donkey
Old woman of the forest
Three brothers
The devil and his grandmother
Ferenand the Faithful and Ferenand the Unfaithful
Iron stove
Lazy spinner
Four skilled brothers
One-Eyed, Two-Eyed and Three-Eyed
Beauty Catrinelle
Worn out shoes
Fox and horse
Six servants
White and black bride
Iron Hans
Three black princesses
Knoist and his three sons
Girl from Brakel
House servants
Lamb and fish
Zimeli Mountain
How to wander around the world
Donkey
Ungrateful son
Turnip
Reforged Man
God's beasts and devil's beasts
About the blessed land of unprecedented
Old beggar woman
Cock log
Three lazy people
Twelve lazy workers
Star thalers
Cowherd
Bride
Stolen penny
Ocheski
Sparrow and his four children
Fairy tale-mystery
Fairy Tale
Snow White and Alotsvetik
Smart worker
Glass coffin
Lazy Heinz
Vulture bird
Mighty Hans
Little guy in the sky
Skinny Lisa
Forest hut
Equal parts love and grief
Korolek
Flounder fish
Owl Bittern and Hoopoe
Moon
Lifespan
Messengers of Death
Master Pfrim
Gusyatnitsa at the well
Evin's unequal children
Mermaid in the pond
Gifts of the Little People
The Giant and the Tailor
Nail
Poor shepherd in the grave
Real bride
Hare and hedgehog
Spindle, shuttle and needle
The Man and the Devil
Bread crumbs on the table
Sea fish
Artful thief
Drummer Ear of Bread
Grave Hill
Old Rinkrank
crystal ball
Maid of Malaine
Hansl the Player
Buff Boot
Golden Key
Loyal Beasts
Rose
Poverty and humility lead to salvation
old lady
God nourished
Old Man in the Forest
Three green branches
Boy in Paradise
hazel branch

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Charles Perrault

If the child is impressionable and fairy tales with bloody scenes like the Brothers Grimm in Petnikov’s translation frighten him, then it is better to choose Perrault in the retellings of Gabbe and Bulatov.

1) Cinderella. The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

This is a truly gorgeous gift edition, on excellent paper with good illustrations. Collected illustrations from various publications, both modern and “pre-revolutionary” (at least the beginning of the last century), in different styles and not only Russian
In general, the book is for fairly old children (when they become interested in horror films or at least they are ready to take a “philosophical” approach to them). It seems that the book contains original texts by Charles Perrault, with which most of us are little familiar (for example, do you know that Cinderella’s sisters cut off parts of their feet with an ax in order to put on the glass slipper? And are your children ready for such a plot twist?)
So far I’ve only met Sleeping Beauty and was very surprised to learn that nothing ends with the Prince’s kiss (it didn’t actually happen). The second part of the tale metaphorically describes the “beautiful” relationship between the cannibal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The fairy tale made me scour the Internet for variations in plots. Impressive.
But children of a certain age, 7-9 years old, when there is an interest in all kinds of scary stories, should like it.
Cinderella, or the story of the glass slipper
Little Red Riding Hood
Puss in Boots
sleeping Beauty
Blue Beard
The sorceress and her gift
Tom Thumb
Rike Hoholok
Donkey Skin
Faithful Griselda
Fulfilled and unfulfilled desires
Applications
Comments
List of illustrations

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2) Fairy tales
Inexpensive edition. The collection includes 9 fairy tales, including the most famous: Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Sleeping Beauty.
The tales are not abbreviated, but are easy to read. Little Red Riding Hood will remain alive, but the wolf will still have to be killed.
The font is large enough and easy to read. White coated paper with bright and beautiful illustrations. Located on every spread.

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3)Fairy tales

A magnificent new edition of Charles Perrault's fairy tales, reprinted from a rare 1867 edition.
Large format, 120 coated pages the color of baked milk, full-page illustrations on almost every spread, and what! Dore painted them in black and white, but we and our children can admire them in color, very delicately painted!
Turgenev's retelling is wonderful, but not for the smallest children: the wolf simply eats Little Red Riding Hood. We see the fairy tales in this retelling as somewhat creepy, just as they are in the original.
The publication includes 9 fairy tales: Little Red Riding Hood, Toy Thumb, Sleeping Beauty, Dirty, Puss in Boots, Khokhlik, Donkey Skin, The Sorceress, Bluebeard.

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Hoffmann Ernst Theodor Amadeus

1) Tales of Hoffmann
An excellent gift edition by Hoffman E.T.A., the book includes well-known and famous fairy tales:
1. Royal bride. Translation by L. Sokolovsky
2. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Translation by L. Sokolovsky
3. Golden pot. Translation by V. Solovyov
4. Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober. Translation by A. Morozov
5. Sandman. Translation by M. Beketova.

The book is designed with high quality and style - a pleasant, not small font, interesting red design of the titles and the beginning of the text, ornate patterns in the author's era.
Good artistic illustrations - paintings and landscapes by artists H. Dahl, G. Dou, M. Gabriel, D. Velazquez and many others, all in a successful, in my opinion, format 26*20, on coated partially glossy paper.
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2) The Nutcracker and other fairy tales

The whimsical narration of Hoffmann's fairy tales, which are presented in this edition in a wonderful arrangement for children by Leonid Yakhnin, is surprisingly harmoniously intertwined with the illustrations of Nika Golts, an honored artist of Russia.
For the creation of unique images in children's literature, she was awarded a diploma from the International Prize named after H.K. Andersen. Many works by Nika Golts are in museums in Russia and abroad, including the Tretyakov Gallery.
Content:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.
Beautiful child.
Royal bride.
Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober.

Wilhelm Hauff

1) Tales of Wilhelm Hauff

There are five fairy tales in this collection: “Little Mook”, “Dwarf Nose” - this is common, but “A Monkey as a Man”, “The Tale of a Ghost Ship”, “Frozen” - are very rare. There are many words in fairy tales that require explanation. They are in the fields.
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2) Little Longnose. The story of little Muk

A very beautiful book that would be a luxurious gift. You can do it yourself. I set the age to 7-10 years, but I think that this version of the translation will be easier for children aged 10 and older to understand. For younger children, the version in M. Salye’s retelling of Little Muk is preferable)

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3) Fairy tales

A colorfully designed, inexpensive collection of fairy tales retold by Leonid Yakhnin.
Wilhelm Hauff lived only 24 years, but left a considerable legacy: three collections of fairy tales, several novels and poems. “Little Muk”, “Dwarf Nose” and “Caliph the Stork” - these Tales are known all over the world. They are included in the collection “Fairy Tales” by the publishing house “Dragonfly”. With the fairy tale “Little Muk” you can begin your child’s acquaintance with the work of the German writer.
The collection “Fairy Tales” by V. Gauf is suitable for reading to children aged five years and older.

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1) Golden tales of great storytellers

1. “Cinderella” - translation by Tamara Gabbe, artist - Michele.
2. "Snow White" - translation by Pyotr Polevoy, artist - Pikka.
3. "Sleeping Beauty" - translation by Tamara Gabbe, artist - Ferry.
4. “Beauty and the Beast” - translation by Alexander Etoev, artist - Pikka.
5. "Rapunzel" - translation by Pyotr Polevoy, artist - Sergio.
6. “Thumbelina” - translation by Anna and Peter Ganzen, artist - Sani.
7. “Donkey Skin” - translation by Ivan Turgenev, artist - Ferry.
8. “The Kidnapped Princess” - translation by Alexander Etoev, artist - Ferry.
9. “The King’s New Dress” - translation by Anna and Peter Hansen, artist - Pikka.

10. “The Frog King or Iron Henry” - translation by Tamara Gabbe, artist - Una.
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2) Fairy tales, fairy tales, fairy tales... Tales of foreign writers

C. Perrault. Translation by T. Gabbe. FAIRY GIFTS
J. and V. Grimm. Translation by L. Kon. WHITE AND ROSE
J. and V. Grimm. Translation by O. Stepanova. MESS METELITSKA
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER
C. Perrault. Translation by T. Gabbe. SLEEPING BEAUTY
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. PRINCESS ON THE PEA
J. and V. Grimm. Translation from German and processing by V. Waldman. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
J. and V. Grimm. Translation by T. Gabbe. GNOME-QUIET GROWER
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. FLINT
J. and V. Grimm. Translation by T. Gabbe. THE FROG QUEEN, OR IRON HENRY
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. Thumbelina
J. and V. Grimm. Translation by L. Kon. THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS
C. Perrault. Translation by T. Gabbe. PUSS IN BOOTS
J. and V. Grimm. Translation from German and processing by V. Waldman. GOLDEN GOOSE
C. Perrault. Translation by T. Gabbe. CINDERELLA OR THE GLASS Slipper
H.K. Andersen. Translation by A. Hansen. WILD SWAN
J. and V. Grimm. Translation by O. Stepanova. POT OF PORridge

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The book is good quality, the paper is thick and tinted. Each fairy tale has an illustration. Very elegant frames make the book joyful and elegant. The font is large, suitable for children to read independently. There are 17 fairy tales in total - 4 by C. Perrault, 8 by the Brothers Grimm, 5 by H.K. Andersen. However, some have been processed and shortened. For example, the fairy tale “A Pot of Porridge” fits on half a sheet of paper.

3)C. Perrault, E. T. A. Hoffmann, J. and V. Grimm, W. Gauff, H. C. Andersen. Fairy tales

C. Perrault:
Little Red Riding Hood
Puss in Boots
Cinderella
Tom Thumb
sleeping Beauty
Rike-Khokholok
Fairy gifts
Donkey Skin
Blue Beard
E. T. A. Hoffman:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
J. and V. Grimm:
The Bremen Town Musicians
Hansel and Gretel
The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich
Brave Little Tailor
Snow Maiden
Worn out shoes
Rapunzel
Smart Elsa
Three spinners
V. Gauf:
The Story of the Caliph Stork
The Story of the Ghost Ship
The Story of Little Flour
Little Longnose
H. K. Andersen:
ugly duck
Flint
Thumbelina
Swineherd
Princess on the Pea
The Snow Queen
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Darning needle
The king's new dress
Ole Lukoje
Mermaid
Wild Swans
Buckwheat
The collection includes 35 of the most famous tales of European writers. The tales are given without abbreviations. The paper is white, the font is very easy to read for both children and adults (large and clear). The downside is that there are no illustrations. The book is aimed at primary schoolchildren.

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4) The Rose of Christ and Other Christmas Tales

This book contains fairy tales from Christian writers from different countries about the Nativity of Christ - a holiday full of joy and love. Everyone's favorite fairy tale "The Snow Queen" is printed without the abbreviations that were made during the Soviet years, the full text is imbued with the Christian meaning of sacrificial love. A book about mercy and good deeds will be useful and joyful reading in anticipation of Christmas and on the holy Christmas days
For primary and secondary school age. The font is very large, clearly designed for the young reader to get acquainted with the book on his own. There are few illustrations, they are quite small, they are given at the beginning and at the end of each work. The book is pleasant to hold and read, the paper is thick, of good quality, the printing is clear.
But the main thing in this book is its content. Here are the most beloved and familiar stories from childhood. These are 5 Christmas stories from Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. One of these stories gave the title to the entire collection. Below are two of the most famous children's works with a Christmas theme, “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E. T. A. Hoffman and “The Snow Queen” by H. H. Andersen.
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)

More than one generation of people has grown up with the works of the Danish writer, storyteller and playwright. From early childhood, Hans was a visionary and a dreamer; he adored puppet theaters and began writing poetry early. His father died when Hans was not even ten years old, the boy worked as an apprentice at a tailor, then at a cigarette factory, and at the age of 14 he already played minor roles at the Royal Theater in Copenhagen. Andersen wrote his first play at the age of 15; it was a great success; in 1835, his first book of fairy tales was published, which many children and adults read with delight to this day. The most famous of his works are “Flint”, “Thumbelina”, “The Little Mermaid”, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, “The Snow Queen”, “The Ugly Duckling”, “The Princess and the Pea” and many others.

Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

The French writer-storyteller, critic and poet was an exemplary excellent student as a child. He received a good education, made a career as a lawyer and writer, he was admitted to the French Academy, and wrote many scientific works. He published his first book of fairy tales under a pseudonym - the name of his eldest son was indicated on the cover, since Perrault feared that his reputation as a storyteller could harm his career. In 1697, his collection “Tales of Mother Goose” was published, which brought Perrault world fame. Famous ballets and operas have been created based on the plot of his fairy tales. As for the most famous works, few people did not read in childhood about Puss in Boots, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Gingerbread House, Thumb, Bluebeard.

Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837)

Not only the poems and verses of the great poet and playwright enjoy the well-deserved love of people, but also wonderful fairy tales in verse.

Alexander Pushkin began writing his poetry in early childhood, he received a good education at home, graduated from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum (a privileged educational institution), and was friends with other famous poets, including the “Decembrists.” The poet’s life had both periods of ups and downs and tragic events: accusations of freethinking, misunderstanding and condemnation of the authorities, and finally, a fatal duel, as a result of which Pushkin received a mortal wound and died at the age of 38. But his legacy remains: the last fairy tale written by the poet was “The Tale of the Golden Cockerel.” Also known are “The Tale of Tsar Saltan”, “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, “The Tale of the Dead Princess and the Seven Knights”, “The Tale of the Priest and the Worker Balda”.

Brothers Grimm: Wilhelm (1786-1859), Jacob (1785-1863)

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were inseparable from their youth until their graves: they were bound by common interests and common adventures. Wilhelm Grimm grew up as a sickly and weak boy; only in adulthood did his health more or less return to normal. Jacob always supported his brother. The Brothers Grimm were not only experts in German folklore, but also linguists, lawyers, and scientists. One brother chose the path of a philologist, studying ancient German literature, the other became a scientist. It was the fairy tales that brought the brothers world fame, although some works are considered “not for children.” The most famous are “Snow White and the Scarlet Flower”, “Straw, Ember and Bean”, “Bremen Street Musicians”, “The Brave Little Tailor”, “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats”, “Hansel and Gretel” and others.

Pavel Petrovich Bazhov (1879-1950)

The Russian writer and folklorist, who was the first to carry out literary adaptations of Ural legends, left us an invaluable legacy. He was born into a simple working-class family, but this did not stop him from finishing seminary and becoming a teacher of the Russian language. In 1918, he volunteered for the front, and when he returned, he decided to turn to journalism. Only on the author’s 60th birthday was the collection of short stories “The Malachite Box” published, which brought Bazhov people’s love. It is interesting that fairy tales are made in the form of legends: folk speech and folklore images make each work special. The most famous fairy tales: “The Mistress of the Copper Mountain”, “The Silver Hoof”, “The Malachite Box”, “Two Lizards”, “The Golden Hair”, “The Stone Flower”.

Video: Video lesson "Bazhov Pavel Petrovich"

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)

Famous writer, poet and reformer. Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay (India), at the age of 6 he was brought to England; he later called those years “years of suffering”, because the people who raised him turned out to be cruel and indifferent. The future writer received an education, returned to India, and then went on a trip, visiting many countries in Asia and America. When the writer was 42 years old, he was awarded the Nobel Prize - and to this day he remains the youngest writer laureate in his category. Kipling’s most famous children’s book is, of course, “The Jungle Book”, the main character of which is the boy Mowgli. It is also very interesting to read other fairy tales: “The Cat That Walks by itself”, “Where does a camel get its hump?”, “How the leopard got his spots,” they all tell about distant lands and are very interesting.

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (1776-1822)

Hoffmann was a very versatile and talented man: composer, artist, writer, storyteller. He was born in Koeningsberg, when he was 3 years old, his parents separated: his older brother left with his father, and Ernst stayed with his mother; Hoffmann never saw his brother again. Ernst was always a mischief-maker and a dreamer; he was often called a “troublemaker.” It’s interesting that there was a women’s boarding house next to the house where the Hoffmanns lived, and Ernst liked one of the girls so much that he even started digging a tunnel to get to know her. When the hole was almost ready, my uncle found out about it and ordered the passage to be filled up. Hoffmann always dreamed that after his death a memory of him would remain - and so it happened; his fairy tales are read to this day: the most famous are “The Golden Pot”, “The Nutcracker”, “Little Tsakhes, nicknamed Zinnober” and others.

Alan Milne (1882-1856)

Who among us does not know a funny bear with sawdust in his head - Winnie the Pooh and his funny friends? – the author of these funny tales is Alan Milne. The writer spent his childhood in London, he was a well-educated man, and then served in the Royal Army. The first tales about the bear were written in 1926. Interestingly, Alan did not read his works to his own son Christopher, preferring to raise him on more serious literary stories. Christopher read his father's fairy tales as an adult. The books have been translated into 25 languages and are very popular in many countries around the world. In addition to the stories about Winnie the Pooh, the fairy tales “Princess Nesmeyana”, “An Ordinary Fairy Tale”, “Prince Rabbit” and others are known.

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Alexey Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1882-1945)

Alexey Tolstoy wrote in many genres and styles, received the title of academician, and was a war correspondent during the war. As a child, Alexey lived on the Sosnovka farm in his stepfather's house (his mother left his father, Count Tolstoy, while pregnant). Tolstoy spent several years abroad, studying the literature and folklore of different countries: this is how the idea arose to rewrite the fairy tale “Pinocchio” in a new way. In 1935, his book “The Golden Key or the Adventures of Pinocchio” was published. Alexey Tolstoy also released 2 collections of his own fairy tales, called “Mermaid Tales” and “Magpie Tales”. The most famous “adult” works are “Walking in Torment”, “Aelita”, “Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin”.

Alexander Nikolaevich Afanasyev (1826-1871)

He is an outstanding folklorist and historian, who has been interested in folk art and researched it since his youth. He first worked as a journalist in the archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at which time he began his research. Afanasyev is considered one of the most outstanding scientists of the 20th century, his collection of Russian folk tales is the only collection of Russian East Slavic fairy tales that can well be called a “folk book”, because more than one generation has grown up with them. The first publication dates back to 1855, since then the book has been reprinted several times.