Tom Thumb's Travels 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.
Tom Thumb's Travels (1812) - Tom Thumb goes out into the world on a cloud of
steam from his chimney. In his travels he has many adventures: he helps a
gang of robbers, works at an inn, and is eaten by a cow, among other things.
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