Brothers Grimm Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm (' or '), Jacob and Wilhelm, were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century. They were among the first and best-known collectors of folk tales, and popularized traditional oral tale types such as "Cinderella" (""), "The Frog Prince" (""), "The Goose-Girl" ("Die Gänsemagd"), "Hansel and Gretel" (""), "Rapunzel", "Rumpelstiltskin" (""), "Sleeping Beauty" (""), and "Snow White" (""). Their classic collection "Children's and Household Tales" ("), was published in two volumes, in 1812 and in 1815. The brothers were born in the town of Hanau
Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie children, Hester and Billy. She was a step-aunt of Virginia Woolf, who penned an obituary of her in the Times Literary Supplement. She is believed to have inspired the character of Mrs Hilbery in Woolf's "Night and Day". In 1863, Anne Isabella published "The story of Elizabeth" with immediate success. Several works followed: In other writings, she made unusual use of old folk stories to depict modern situations and occurrences, such as "Sleeping Beauty", "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood". She also published the following novels: Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, née Thackeray (9 June 1837 –