Grimm's Complete Fairy TalesDerived from folk tales that had been part of the oral storytelling tradition for centuries, these fairy stories are acknowledged as literary landmarks that transcend their time and culture. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm set down over 200 tales in the early decades of the nineteenth century, among them some of the best loved and most famous fairy tales in all literature: Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty,