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Tales of the Brothers Grimm - a collection of the best fairy tales of world famous authors.

The first collection of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm was published in 1812 and it was called "Children's and Family Tales". All the works were collected in German lands and processed to give literary and some wonderful magic that children liked. It makes no sense to read all the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm at the same age. Their list is long, but not all are good, besides, not every one will be useful to young children.

The publication of the first book by the Brothers Grimm

In order to publish their book, the Grimm brothers had to go through a lot of adversity, events unfolded from a completely unimaginable side. Having printed the manuscript for the first time, they gave it to their friend. However, it turned out that Clemens Brentano was not their friend at all. Having considered a gold mine in the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, he simply simply disappeared from sight of his friends and, as they later began to suspect, decided to publish fairy tales in his own name. The manuscript was found after many years, after the death of the authors. It contained 49 fairy tales, unique in their kind, heard from the storyteller Gessen.

Having survived the betrayal of their best friend, the Brothers Grimm realized it and decided to publish a book without much frills and expenses: illustrations and decorations. So on December 20, 1812, the first book of the authors was published, the first volume already contained 86 works - this is how ordinary people read the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm for the first time. The list of fairy tales has already increased after 2 years by another 70 fairy tales for children.

Everyone began to read fairy tales!

Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm began to be read by absolutely everyone, stories were passed from mouth to mouth, and gradually the storytellers became well-known people, respect and love for which grew by leaps and bounds. People came to them, helped in any way they could, and thanked for a piece of joy that they bring to their beloved children. Inspired by the idea of ​​collecting as many folk works as possible, adding a little magic and educational nuances useful to children, the brothers worked tirelessly until the end of their lives. So for another 20 plus years, the brothers released no less than 7 editions, and already with abundant illustrations and high-quality cover for those times.

At all times, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm were loved by both children and adults, although some people did not consider them suitable for young children. Too adult plots and sometimes deep reasoning frightened parents. Therefore, the Grimm brothers were not too lazy and edited some fairy tales, reorienting them to the youngest children. This is how they came to us. On our site, we have tried to add fairy tales in the original children's version only in the best translations into Russian.

And it also happens...

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm seriously influenced the attitude towards fairy-tale creativity, if before them fairy tales were often too simple, then the stories of the brothers can be called a literary innovation, a breakthrough. Subsequently, many people were inspired by the search for wonderful folk tales and their publication. Including the authors of the site decided to contribute to the development and entertainment of modern children.

Among other things, let's not forget that the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm appear no less than in the international UNESCO fund in the section dedicated to memorable, great works. And such a confession says a lot and cost the two good storytellers Grimm a lot.

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Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm

1. (Der Froschk?nig oder der eiserne Heinrich)
2. (Katze und Maus in Gesellschaft)
3. Mary's child (Marienkind)
4. The Tale of the One Who Went to Learn Fear
5. The wolf and the seven kids
6. Faithful Johannes (Der treue Johannes)
7. Successful trade / Profitable business (Der gute Handel)
8. An Extraordinary Musician / An Eccentric Musician (Der wunderliche Spielmann)
9. The Twelve Brothers (Die zw?lf Br?der)
10. Ragged Rabble (Das Lumpengesindel)
11. Brother and sister
12. Rapunzel (Bell)
13. Three Men in the Forest / Three Little Foresters (Die drei M?nnlein im Walde)
14. Three Spinners (Die drei Spinnerinnen)
15. Hansel and Gretel (H?nsel und Gretel)
16. Three snake leaves (Die drei Schlangenblütter)
17. White snake (Die weisse Schlange)
18. Straw, coal and bean (Strohhalm, Kohle und Bohne)
19. About a fisherman and his wife (Vom Fischer und seiner Frau)
20. The Brave Tailor (Das tapfere Schneiderlein)
21. Cinderella (Aschenputtel)
22. Riddle (Das R?tsel)
23. About a mouse, a bird and a fried sausage (Von dem M?uschen, V?gelchen und der Bratwurst)
24. Mrs. Metelitsa (Frau Holle)
25. Seven Ravens (Die sieben Raben)
26. Little Red Riding Hood (Rotk?ppchen)
27. The Bremen Town Musicians (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten)
28. Singing bone (Der singende Knochen)
29. The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs
30. Louse and flea (L?uschen und Fl?hchen)
31. Girl without hands (Das M?dchen ohne H?nde)
32. Reasonable Hans / Smart Hans (Der gescheite Hans)
33. Three languages ​​(Die drei Sprachen)
34. Smart Elsa (Die kluge Else)
35. Tailor in Paradise (Der Schneider im Himmel)
36. Cover the table yourself, the golden donkey and the club from the bag (Tischchen deck dich, Goldesel und Kn?ppel aus dem Sack)
37. Thumb boy (Daumesdick)
38. The Lady Fox's Wedding (Die Hochzeit der Frau F?chsin)
39. Brownies (Die Wichtelmönner)
40. The Robber Bridegroom (Der R?uberbr?utigam)
41. Mr. Korbes (Herr Korbes)
42. Godfather (Der Herr Gevatter)
43. Mrs Trude / Frau Trude
44. Death of godfather / Death in godfathers (Der Gevatter Tod)
45. Journey of the Thumb Boy (Daumerlings Wanderschaft)
46. Outlandish bird (Fitchers Vogel)
47. About the Enchanted Tree (Von dem Machandelboom)
48. Old Sulta (Der alte Sultan)
49. Six swans (Die sechs Schw?ne)
50. Rosehip / Sleeping Beauty (Dornr?schen)
51. Foundling Bird / Foundling Bird (Fundevogel)
52. King Thrushbeard (K?nig Drosselbart)
53. Snow Maiden / Snow White (Schneewittchen)
54. Knapsack, hat and horn (Der Ranzen, das H?tlein und das H?rnlein)
55. Trash (Rumpelstilzchen)
56. Dear Roland (Der liebste Roland)
57. Golden bird (Der goldene Vogel)
58. Dog and Sparrow / Dog and Sparrow (Der Hund und der Sperling)
59. Frieder and Katherlieschen (Der Frieder und das Katherlieschen)
60. Two brothers (Die zwei Brüder)
61. Little Man (Das B?rle)
62. Queen Bee / Queen Bee (Die Bienenk?nigin)
63. Three feathers (Die drei Federn)
64. Golden goose (Die goldene Gans)
65. Motley Skin (Allerleirauh)
66. Bunny Bride / Hare Bride (H?sichenbraut)
67. Twelve hunters (Die zw?lf J?ger)
68. The thief and his teacher (De Gaudeif un sien Meester)
69. Jorinde and Joringel
70. Three Lucky Ones / Three Lucky Ones
71. Six of us will go around the whole world / Six of us, we will go around the whole world (Sechse kommen durch die ganze Welt)
72. The wolf and the man
73. Wolf and Fox (Der Wolf und der Fuchs)
74. Fox and Mrs. Kuma (Der Fuchs und die Frau Gevatterin)
75. The Fox and the Cat (Der Fuchs und die Katze)
76. Cloves (Die Nelke)
77. Resourceful Gretel (Die kluge Gretel)
78. Old grandfather and granddaughter (Der alte Gro?vater und der Enkel)
79. The Little Mermaid / Ondine (Die Wassernixe)
80. About the death of a hen (Von dem Tode des H?hnchens)
81. Brother Veselchak (Bruder Lustig)
82. Hansl-Player (De Spielhansl)
83. Lucky Hans (Hans im Gl?ck)
84. Hans gets married
85. Golden children (Die Goldkinder)
86. Fox and Geese (Der Fuchs und die G?nse)
87. The poor man and the rich man (Der Arme und der Reiche)
88. The aching and jumping lion lark (Das singende springende L?weneckerchen)
89. Gosling (Die G?nsemagd)
90. Young giant (Der junge Riese)
91. Underground man (Dat Erdmönneken)
92. King from the Golden Mountain (Der K?nig vom goldenen Berg)
93. Raven (Die Rabe)
94. The Clever Daughter of a Peasant (Die kluge Bauerntochter)
95. Three Birds (De drei V?gelkens)
96. Living water (Das Wasser des Lebens)
97. Dr. Allwissend
98. Spirit in a bottle (Der Geist im Glas)
99. The dirty brother of the devil (Des Teufels ru?iger Bruder)
100. Bear cub (Der B?renh?uter)
101. King and Bear (Der Zaunk?nig und der B?r)
102. Smart people (Die klugen Leute)
103. Tales of already / M?rchen von der Unke (M?rchen von der Unke)
104. Poor Farmhand at the Mill and a Kitty
105. Two wanderers (Die beiden Wanderer)
106. Hans is my hedgehog (Hans mein Igel)
107. Small shroud (Das Totenhemdchen)
108. The Jew in the Blackthorn (Der Jude im Dorn)
109. Learned huntsman (Der gelernte J?ger)
110. Flail from Heaven / Flail from Heaven (Der Dreschflegel vom Himmel)
111. Two Royal Children (De beiden K?nigeskinner)
112. About the resourceful little tailor (Vom klugen Schneiderlein)
113. The clear sun will reveal the whole truth (Die klare Sonne bringt's an den Tag)
114. Blue Candle (Das blaue Licht)
115. Three paramedics (Die drei Feldscherer)
116. The Seven Brave Men (Die sieben Schwaben)
117. Three apprentices (Die drei Handwerksburschen)
118. The son of the king who was not afraid of anything
119. Werewolf donkey (Der Krautesel)
120. The old woman in the forest (Die Alte im Wald)
121. Three brothers (Die drei Bröder)
122. The devil and his grandmother (Der Teufel und seine Gro?mutter)
123. Ferenand the Faithful and Ferenand the Unfaithful (Ferenand getr? und Ferenand ungetr?)
124. Iron oven (Der Eisenofen)
125. The lazy spinner (Die faule Spinnerin)
126. Four skillful brothers (Die vier kunstreichen Br?der)
127. One-eyed, Two-eyed and Three-eyed (Ein?uglein, Zwei?uglein und Drei?uglein)
128. Beautiful Katrinel and Nif-Nasr-Podtri (Die sch?ne Katrinelje und Pif Paf Poltrie)
129. The Fox and the Horse (Der Fuchs und das Pferd)
130. Dancing Shoes (Die zertanzten Schuhe)
131. Six Servants (Die sechs Diener)
132. White and Black Bride (Die wei?e und die schwarze Braut)
133. Iron Hans (Der Eisenhans)
134. Three Black Princesses
135. Lamb and fish (Das L?mmchen und Fischchen)
136. Mount Simeli (Simeliberg)
137. On the way
138. Donkey (Das Eselein)
139. The Ungrateful Son (Der undankbare Sohn)
140. Turnip (Die R?be)
141. The Newly Forged Little Man (Das junggel?hte M?nnlein)
142. Cock log (Der Hahnenbalken)
143. The Old Beggar Woman (Die alte Bettelfrau)
144. Three lazybones (Die drei Faulen)
145. The Twelve Lazy Servants (Die zw?lf faulen Knechte)
146. Shepherd Boy (Das Hirtenb?blein)
147. Taler Stars (Die Sterntaler)
148. Hidden Heller (Der gestohlene Heller)
149. Brides (Die Brautschau)
150. Dregs (Die Schlickerlinge)
151. Sparrow and his four children (Der Sperling und seine vier Kinder)
152. Tale of an Unprecedented Country (Das M?rchen vom Schlaraffenland)
153. Dietmar fairy tale-fiction (Das dietmarsische L?genm?rchen)
154. Mystery tale (R?tselm?rchen)
155. Snow White and Krasnozorka (Schneewei?chen und Rosenrot)
156. Clever Servant (Der kluge Knecht)
157. Glass coffin (Der gl? Serne Sarg)
158. Lazy Heinz (Der faule Heinz)
159. Vulture Bird (Der Vogel Greif)
160. Mighty Hans (Der starke Hans)
161. Skinny Lisa (Die hagere Liese)
162. Forest House (Das Waldhaus)
163. Joy and sorrow in half (Lieb und Leid teilen)
164. Wren (Der Zaunk?nig)
165. Flounder (Die Scholle)
166. Bittern and hoopoe (Rohrdommel und Wiedehopf)
167. Owl (Die Eule)
168. Lifetime (Die Lebenszeit)
169. Harbingers of Death (Die Boten des Todes)
170. Gosling at the well (Die G?nsehirtin am Brunnen)
171. Unequal children of Eve (Die ungleichen Kinder Evas)
172. Mermaid in the Pond (Die Nixe im Teich)
173. Little People's Gifts
174. The Giant and the Tailor
175. Nail (Der Nagel)
176. The Poor Boy in the Grave (Der arme Junge im Grab)
177. The Real Bride (Die wahre Braut)
178. Hare and hedgehog (Der Hase und der Igel)
179. Spindle, weaving hook and needle (Spindel, Weberschiffchen und Nadel)
180. The Man and the Devil
181. Guinea pig (Das Meerh?schen)
182. The Artful Thief (Der Meisterdieb)
183. Drummer (Der Trommler)
184. Bread Ear (Die Korn?hre)
185. Grave Hill (Der Grabhögel)
186. Old Rinkrank (Oll Rinkrank)
187. Crystal Ball (Die Kristallkugel)
188. Maiden Maleen (Jungfrau Maleen)
189. Buffalo boot (Der Stiefel von B?ffelleder)
190. Golden key (Der goldene Schl?ssel)

The Grimm brothers were born in the family of an official in the city of Hanau (Hanau). Their father was at first a lawyer in Hanau, and then dealt with legal issues with the prince of Hanau. The elder brother, Jacob Grimm (01/04/1785 - 09/20/1863), was born on January 4, 1785, and the younger - Wilhelm Grimm (02/24/1786 - 12/16/1859) - February 24, 1786. As linguists, they were one of the founders of scientific German studies, they compiled the etymological "German Dictionary" (actually all-Germanic). The publication of the German Dictionary, which began in 1852, was completed only in 1961, but after that it has been regularly revised.

From early childhood, the Brothers Grimm were united by a friendship that lasted until the grave. After the death of their father, in 1796, they had to go to the care of their aunt on their mother's side, and only thanks to her, they graduated from an educational institution. Perhaps it was precisely being left without parents early that rallied fraternal bonds in them for life.

The Grimm brothers have always been distinguished by their desire to study, they even entered the University of Marburg to study law, following the example of their father. But fate decreed otherwise, and she truly found her calling in the study of literature.

The most famous fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are "The Bremen Town Musicians", "The Boy - with - a finger", "The Brave Tailor", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm will provide you with a complete collection of all fairy tales. Each of us was worried about the difficult fate of the boys left alone in the forest, who are looking for a way home. And "smart Elsa" - all the girls wanted to be like her.

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The gripping fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm stand apart in the fairy tale world of creativity. Their content is so exciting that it will impress any child.

Where did your favorite fairy tales come from?

They came from German lands. Folk tales collected and processed by experts in language and folklore - brothers. For several years, writing down the best oral stories, the authors were able to improve them so interestingly and beautifully that today we perceive these fairy tales as written directly by them.

The heroes of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are kinder and better than they were in oral folk art, and this is the wonderful meaning of the work that linguists have done. In each work they put the thought of the unconditional victory of good over evil, the superiority of courage and love of life, which is taught by all plots.

How they were published

Tales tried to steal a man whom the brothers considered a friend, but did not have time. In 1812, the collectors were able to carry out their first edition. Not immediately the works were recognized as children's. But after professional editing, they spread throughout the country in large numbers. Reprinted 7 times in 20 years. The list of works has grown. Tales from the category of simple folk art have turned into a new literary genre.

The Brothers Grimm made a real breakthrough, which was appreciated all over the world. Today, their work is included in the international list of the great heritage of the past, created by UNESCO.

What is the modernity of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm?

Adults remember the names of many fairy tales from childhood. Because the works of the Brothers Grimm, with their magical style of narration, variety of plots, preaching of love of life and perseverance in any life situations, delight and attract extraordinarily.

And today we are happy to read them together with children, remembering which fairy tales we liked more, comparing with interest with those that are popular today.

Brothers Grimm - German storytellers, linguists, founding fathers of Germanic philology. Perhaps it will be difficult to find a person who has never heard the tales of these great writers. But if you haven't heard it, you've certainly seen it. According to the plots of the works of the Brothers Grimm, dozens of films and cartoons were shot, many performances were staged. And some of the characters in their fairy tales have even become common nouns -,.

Childhood and youth

Jacob Grimm was born on January 4, 1785, and a year later, on February 24, 1786, Wilhelm Grimm was born. Their father, Philipp Wilhelm Grimm, worked as a lawyer at the Hanau Court of Appeal. In 1791, he was appointed to the post of head of the Steinau district, where his whole family had to move. The man worked day and night, as a result of fatigue and overwork, an ordinary cold developed into pneumonia. He died in 1796, he was 44 years old.

Of course, this was a tragedy for the Grimm family. Dorothea Grimm - the brothers' mother - was left alone with six children. At this time, the father's sister, Charlotte Schlemmer, moved in with them, it was she who provided financial assistance to the family and saved them from eviction from the house.

But trouble came to Grimm again - Aunt Schlemmer suddenly fell ill and died suddenly. Jacob and Wilhelm were the eldest children, and they had to take on part of their mother's duties. But Dorothea understood that the boys are smart and talented, and the only thing she can give them is education.

Her sister, Henriette Zimmer, lived in Kassel, the woman agreed to accept her beloved nephews so that they could continue their studies at the lyceum of the highest level. In the gymnasium, students studied for 7-8 years. But the brothers were so hardworking and diligent that they managed to master the material many times faster than the others. Therefore, they graduated from the Lyceum in four years.

At school, the boys studied natural science, geography, ethics, physics and philosophy, but the teaching was based on philological and historical disciplines. Nevertheless, studies were easier for Jacob than for his brother. It is possible that the reason for this was his good health. Wilhelm was diagnosed with asthma.

In 1802, Jacob entered the University of Marburg as a lawyer, but Wilhelm had to stay to undergo treatment. The following year, Jacob moved his brother to Marburg, and he also entered the university. True, he needed regular medical supervision.

In their free time, the brothers loved to draw, once the paintings were seen by their younger brother Ludwig Emil, who was so inspired by this business that he connected his future with artistic craft, becoming a popular engraver and artist in Germany.

Literature

The Brothers Grimm have always been interested in literature. Despite the fact that they graduated from the Faculty of Law, they were attracted by German poetry, which Professor Savigny opened to them. Jakob and Wilhelm sat for hours studying old folios in his home library.

All further activities of the Brothers Grimm were directly related to German literature, philological problems, and research work. Fairy tales are only part of the incredible amount of work that the brothers have done in the field of literature and linguistics.

In 1808, Jacob went to Paris to help Professor Savigny collect materials for scientific work. Wilhelm stayed to finish his studies at the university. From childhood, they were so close to each other that even at this age they experienced unprecedented longing in separation, as evidenced by their correspondence.

In 1808, their mother died, and all the cares of the Grimm family fell on the shoulders of Jacob. After returning from France, he was looking for a job with decent pay for a long time and eventually got a job at the Castle of Kassel, managing the personal royal library. Wilhelm's health deteriorated again, and his brother sent him to a resort. He did not have a permanent job at that time.

Upon Wilhelm's return from treatment, the brothers set to work - they began to study ancient Germanic literature. They managed to collect, process and write down dozens of folk legends that have been passed from mouth to mouth for hundreds of years.

Many women of Kassel participated in the creation of the first volume of fairy tales. For example, next to Grimm lived a wealthy pharmacist - Mr. Wild with his wife and children. Frau Wild knew countless stories that she told Wilhelm with pleasure. Sometimes her daughters Gretchen and Dortchen also joined them. Many years will pass before Dortchen becomes Wilhelm's wife.

The housekeeper, Maria Muller, lived in their house. The elderly woman had a phenomenal memory, and she knew thousands of fairy tales. Maria told the brothers the story of the beautiful Sleeping Beauty and the brave one. But, remembering these tales, it immediately comes to mind. As it turned out, the true author of the tale is extremely difficult to find. In fact, these are European folk tales.

Each compiler, including Grimm, interpreted these stories in his own way. Take, for example, the story of Cinderella. In Perrault's version, miracles for a girl are performed by her fairy godmother. And the Grimm brothers have a hazel tree on the grave of her mother. Later, based on this story, the movie "Three Nuts for Cinderella" will be shot.

In 1812, the first success happened in the life of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - they published a collection of "Children's and Family Tales", which included 100 works. The writers immediately began to prepare material for the second book. It included many fairy tales heard not by the Grimm brothers themselves, but by their friends. As before, writers reserved the right to give fairy tales their own language version. Their second book was published in 1815. True, the books were reprinted.

The fact is that some fairy tales were considered unsuitable for children. For example, a fragment was removed where Rapunzel innocently asks her godmother why the dress is so tight around her rounded belly. It was about her pregnancy, which came after secret meetings with the prince.

He became the first translator of the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm for the Russian reader.

In 1819, the brothers published a volume of the German Grammar. This work became a sensation in the scientific community, was written for about 20 years - it was she who became the basis for all subsequent studies of the Germanic languages.

But still, the main work of the brothers was the German Dictionary. They started working on it in 1838. It was hard and long work. After 100 years, he called the "Dictionary" a "heroic deed", a "philological monument". Contrary to the name, in fact it was a comparative-historical dictionary of the Germanic languages. Since the writers did not have time to finish work on the dictionary, their work was continued by the next generations of philologists. Thus, the work was completed by 1960 - 120 years after it began.

Personal life

Wilhelm Grimm in the house of the pharmacist Wild met his daughter - Dortchen. At that time, she was still quite a baby. The difference between them is 10 years. But, having matured, young people immediately found a common language. The girl supported him in all endeavors, becoming, first of all, his friend. The couple married in 1825.

Soon the girl became pregnant. In 1826, Dortchen gave birth to a boy, who was named Jacob, and Jacob Sr. became his godfather. But six months later, the baby died of jaundice. In January 1828, the second son, Herman, was born to the couple. He later chose the profession of an art critic.

But Jacob Grimm remained a bachelor, the man devoted his life to the work and family of his brother.

Death

Wilhelm Grimm died on December 16, 1859. The fatal illness was provoked by a furuncle on the back. He had not been distinguished by good health before, but no one this time expected such a sad outcome. Every day Wilhelm got worse. The operation did not help. The man has a fever. His suffering ceased from paralysis of the lungs after two weeks. Jacob continued to live with Wilhelm's widow and nephews.

Until the end of his life, the writer worked on a dictionary. The last word he wrote down was the word "Frucht" (fruit). The man became ill at his desk. Jacob died of a stroke on September 20, 1863.

World-famous storytellers were buried in the cemetery of St. Matthew in Berlin.

Bibliography

• "The wolf and the seven Young goats"
• "Hansel and Gretel"
• "Red Riding Hood"
• "Cinderella"
• "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
• "Mistress Blizzard"
• "Smart Elsa"
• "Rapunzel"
• "King Thrushbeard"
• "Sweet porridge"
• "The Bremen Town Musicians"
• "Brave Little Tailor"
• "Hare and hedgehog"
• "Golden Goose"
• "Sleeping Beauty"

Many years have passed since the Brothers Grimm's "Children's and Household Tales" first appeared. The publication was the most modest both in appearance and in volume: the book contained only 83 fairy tales instead of the 200 currently being printed. The preface sent to the collection by the Brothers Grimm was signed on October 18, 1812, the ever-memorable year. The book was appreciated in this era of German self-consciousness, in this era of the awakening of ardent nationalist aspirations and the flourishing of romance. Even during the lifetime of the Brothers Grimm, their collection, constantly supplemented by them, has already gone through 5 or 6 editions and has been translated into almost all European languages.

This collection of fairy tales was almost the first, youthful work of the Brothers Grimm, their first attempt on the path of scientific collection and scientific processing of monuments of ancient German literature and nationality. Following this path, the Grimm brothers later achieved resounding fame as the luminaries of European science and, having devoted their whole lives to their enormous, truly immortal works, indirectly had a very strong influence on Russian science and on the study of the Russian language, antiquity and nationality. Their name also enjoys loud, well-deserved fame in Russia, and is also pronounced by our scientists with deep respect ... In view of this, we recognize that it would not be superfluous to place here a brief, concise biographical sketch of the life and work of the famous Grimm brothers, whom the Germans rightly call "fathers of and founders of German philology.

By origin, the Grimm brothers belonged to the middle class of society. Their father was first a lawyer in Hanau, and then entered the legal service of Prince Hanausky. The Grimm brothers were born in Hanau: Jacob - January 4, 1785, Wilhelm - February 24, 1786. From their earliest youth, they were bound by the closest bonds of friendship, which did not stop until the grave. Moreover, both of them, even by their very nature, seemed to complement each other: Jacob, as the eldest, was also physically stronger than his brother Wilhelm, who from his youth was constantly very sickly and became healthy only in old age. Their father died in 1796 and left his family in a very straitened position, so that only thanks to the generosity of their mother's aunt, the Grimm brothers could complete their studies, for which they already showed brilliant abilities very early. They first studied at the Kassel Lyceum, then entered the University of Marburg, with the firm intention of studying law for practical activities, following the example of their father. They really listened to lectures at the Faculty of Law, and were also engaged in the study of law, but natural inclinations began to affect and led them in a completely different direction. While still at the university, they began to devote all their leisure time to the study of Russian German and foreign literature, and when in 1803 the famous romantic Tieck published his “Songs of the Minnesingers”, to which he prefaced a hot, heartfelt preface, the Grimm brothers immediately felt a strong attraction to the study of German antiquity and nationalities and decided to get acquainted with the ancient German handwritten literature on the originals. Having embarked on this path shortly after leaving the university, the Grimm brothers did not leave it until the end of their lives.

In 1805, when Jacob Grimm had to leave for a while in Paris for a scientific purpose, the brothers, accustomed to living and working together, felt the burden of this separation to such an extent that they decided never to be separated for any purpose - to live together and share everything in half with each other.

Between 1805-1809, Jacob Grimm was in the service: for some time he was the librarian of Jerome Bonaparte in Wilhelmsgeg, and then even a state auditor. After the end of the war with France, Jacob Grimm received an order from the elector of Kassel to go to Paris and return to the Kassel library those manuscripts that had been taken from it by the French. In 1815, he was sent along with a representative of the Electorate of Kassel to the Congress of Vienna, and he even opened a profitable diplomatic career. But Jacob Grimm felt utter disgust for her, and in general he saw only an obstacle to the pursuit of science, to which he was devoted with all his heart. That is why in 1816 he left the service, rejected the professorship offered to him in Bonn, refused large salaries and preferred the modest position of a librarian in Kassel, where his brother had already been secretary of the library since 1814. Both brothers retained this modest position until 1820, diligently indulging in their scientific research at that time, and this period of their life was the most fruitful in relation to their scientific activity. In 1825 Wilhelm Grimm married; but the brothers still did not part and continued to live and work together.

In 1829 the director of the Kassel Library died; his place, of course, in all rights and justice should have gone to Jacob Grimm; but a foreigner of no merit was preferred to him, and the two Brothers Grimm, offended by this flagrant injustice, found themselves compelled to resign. It goes without saying that the Grimm brothers, who at that time had already managed to acquire a very high-profile fame for their work, did not remain idle. Jacob Grimm was invited to Göttingen in 1830 as a professor of German literature and senior librarian at the university there. Wilhelm entered the same place as a junior librarian and in 1831 was elevated to extraordinary, and in 1835 to ordinary professors. Both learned brothers lived well here, especially because here they met a friendly circle, which included the first luminaries of modern German science. But their stay in Göttingen was short-lived. The new king of Hanover, who ascended the throne in 1837, conceived with a stroke of the pen to destroy the constitution given to Hanover by his predecessor, which, of course, aroused general displeasure against him throughout the country; but only seven Göttingen professors had the civic courage to publicly protest against such an unauthorized violation of the basic state law. Among these seven daredevils were the Brothers Grimm. King Ernst-August responded to this protest by the immediate dismissal of all seven professors from their posts and the expulsion from Hanoverian borders of those of them who were not Hanoverian natives. Within three days, the Grimm brothers had to leave Hanover and temporarily settled in Kassel. But public opinion in Germany stood up for the famous scientists: a general subscription was opened to provide the Brothers Grimm from need, and two large German booksellers-publishers (Reimer and Hirzel) turned to them with a proposal to compile a German dictionary together on the broadest scientific basis. The Grimm brothers accepted this proposal with the greatest readiness and, after the necessary, rather lengthy preparations, set to work. But they did not have to stay long in Kassel: their friends took care of them and found them an enlightened patron in the person of Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, and when he ascended the throne in 1840, he immediately summoned the learned brothers to Berlin. They were elected members of the Berlin Academy of Sciences and, as academicians, received the right to lecture at the University of Berlin. Soon both Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm started lecturing at the university and since then lived in Berlin without a break until their death. Wilhelm died on December 16, 1859; Jacob followed him on September 20, 1863, in the 79th year of his laborious and fruitful life.

As for the significance of the scientific activity of the Brothers Grimm, it, of course, is not subject to our assessment in this brief biographical note. We can here limit ourselves to listing their most important works, which brought them great fame as European scientists, and point out the difference that existed in the activities of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and to some extent characterized their personal attitude to science.