

Parents shared them with their children, grandparents shared them with their grandchildren, and friends shared them with each other.Īll the same, even the greatest innovations and the most engaging stories can use a refresh once in a while. It was because they were so unique and so captivating that people could not get enough of them. Although we can now look back on those fairy tales and see in them elements that have become cultural touchstones, there was nothing like them at the time.

When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm started putting out their now-classic fairy tales more than two centuries ago, their work was revolutionary.

A sci-fi/fantasy revival 200+ years in the making.
