Iron John E-book
Author: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Genre: Children Stories, Literature
Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) - German philologists whose
collection "Kinder- und Hausmarchen," known in English as "Grimm's Fairy
Tales," is a timeless literary masterpiece. The brothers transcribed these
tales directly from folk and fairy stories told to them by common villagers.
Iron John (1812) - A rusty-iron wild man, held captive by the king, is set
free by the king's young son. The wild man, "Iron John," repays the youth's
compassion with many great favors and later reveals his true identity.
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