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Aug 3, 2022 18 min

Hansel and Gretel

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This week, we have a classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, 'Hansel and Gretel.' As with many of Grimm's fairy tales, this story most likely came from the oral tradition of storytelling in the region, before the brothers wrote them down and widened their appeal. In the spirit of this tradition, it is perhaps not surprising that the brothers amended their tales in subsequent editions of their books, meaning this version may contain some elements with which you are less familiar... Books - (buying books from our Bookshop.org shop helps support this channel while also supporting local bookshops, at no cost to you): Books by our favourite authors - https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/the-well-told-tale The Complete Fairy Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780099511441 Grimm's Fairy Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780785839859 Illustrated Grimm's Fairy Tales - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9522/9780746098547 I would like to thank my patrons: Joshua Clark, Maura Lee, Jane, John Bowles, and Cade Norman. Support the show

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This week, we have a classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, 'Hansel and Gretel.' As with many of Grimm's fairy tales, this story most likely came from the oral tradition of storytelling in the region, before the brothers wrote them down and widened their appeal. In the spirit of this tradition, it is perhaps not surprising that the brothers amended their tales in subsequent editions of their books, meaning this version may contain some elements with which you are less familiar... Books...

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