Were the Brothers Grimm Helped by Sisters?
Valerie Paradiz's new book is Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales In it, Paradiz challenges the stories of the Brothers Grimm traveling the German countryside collecting folktales. She credits over half of the 200 tales published to woman collaborators.
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The Secret History of The Grimm Fairy Tales
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