Public-domain audiobook
Grimms' Fairy Tales (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Grimms' Fairy Tales by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm: 10 h 32 min in 63 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
10 h 32 minrunning time
63sections
≈ 98,000words
About this recording
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories. In these dark foreboding woods, you will find: Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Lily and the Lion (better known as Beauty and the Beast), and Snow White and Rose Red, among other timeless works. These tales were later heavily revised and sanitised, but here are presented closer to their grim and beloved originals. (Summary by Marlo Dianne)
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.