Over forty stories by the Brothers Grim are contained in this collection, profusely illustrated with black and white drawings by Mervyn Peake. The tales themselves will always be perennial favourites and in Mervyn Peake they find an ideal illustrator. His drawings bring out all the humour, beauty and, at the same time, the grotesqueness found in the stories and the result is a book to be enjoyed by people of all ages. The first edition of this book was published under wartime conditions in 1946. This new edition has been revised and completely reset and also includes a reproduction of the original coloured title page spread as an example of Peake's work in colour. It will give to a new generation, among whom Mervyn Peake is increasingly popular, an opportunity to enjoy this outstanding example of his work.