Grimms' Fairy Tales
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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) (10 hr 32 min)
Chapters
| Golden Bird, The | 15:50 | Read by Chris Vee |
| Hans in Luck | 16:29 | Read by Steve Andersen |
| Jorinda and Jorindel | 7:19 | Read by Randy Phillips |
| Travelling Musicians, The | 8:46 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Old Sultan | 5:00 | Read by billyuno |
| Straw, the Coal, and the Bean, The | 2:51 | Read by wedschild |
| Briar Rose | 8:30 | Read by R. Francis Smith |
| Dog and the Sparrow, The | 7:56 | Read by Betsie Bush |
| Twelve Dancing Princesses, The | 9:51 | Read by Barbara Harvey |
| Fisherman and his Wife, The | 14:57 | Read by Steve Andersen |
| Willow-Wren and the Bear, The | 7:36 | Read by vlooi |
| Frog Prince, The | 7:24 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Cat and Mouse in Partnership, The | 5:27 | Read by Scott Splavec |
| Goose Girl, The | 13:58 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet, The | 12:13 | Read by Chris Vee |
| Rapunzel | 8:48 | Read by Sherry Crowther |
| Fundevogel | 5:13 | Read by Scott Splavec |
| Valiant Little Tailor, The | 18:00 | Read by Mark Bradford |
| Hansel and Gretel | 21:15 | Read by Bill Stackpole |
| Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage, The | 4:31 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Mother Holle | 9:09 | Read by Gesine |
| Little Red-Cap | 7:46 | Read by R. Francis Smith |
| Robber Bridegroom, The | 11:11 | Read by Gesine |
| Tom Thumb | 16:08 | Read by Chris Vee |
| Rumpelstiltskin | 7:45 | Read by Paula Berinstein |
| Clever Gretel | 5:52 | Read by Betsie Bush |
| Old Man and His Grandson, The | 1:40 | Read by Dave |
| Little Peasant, The | 10:50 | Read by Scott Splavec |
| Frederick and Catherine | 9:45 | Read by Sam Lipten |
| Sweetheart Roland | 11:01 | Read by Gesine |
| Snowdrop | 16:40 | Read by Gesine |
| Pink, The | 11:25 | Read by Chip |
| Clever Elsie | 7:58 | Read by Chris Goringe |
| Miser in the Bush, The | 7:49 | Read by Philip Kolterman |
| Ashputtel | 14:02 | Read by Quentin |
| White Snake, The | 8:54 | Read by Quentin |
| Wolf and the Seven Little Kids, The | 7:20 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Queen Bee, The | 4:50 | Read by jskinner |
| Elves and the Shoemaker, The | 4:45 | Read by Sean Randall |
| Juniper Tree, The | 17:16 | Read by Brad Bush |
| Turnip, The | 7:34 | Read by Philip Kolterman |
| Clever Hans | 6:34 | Read by Quentin |
| Three Languages, The | 6:23 | Read by Jon Ingram |
| Fox and The Cat, The | 2:32 | Read by Osmia |
| Four Clever Brothers, The | 8:14 | Read by Kristen McQuillin |
| Lily and The Lion | 14:07 | Read by Marlo Dianne |
| Fox and the Horse, The | 3:27 | Read by Philip Kolterman |
| Blue Light, The | 10:59 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| Raven, The | 20:14 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Golden Goose, The | 10:11 | Read by Sherry Crowther |
| Water of Life, The | 18:09 | Read by Jon Ingram |
| Twelve Huntsmen, The | 7:12 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
| King of The Golden Mountain, The | 13:17 | Read by Martin Clifton |
| Doctor Knowall | 4:18 | Read by Kristen McQuillin |
| Seven Ravens, The | 7:14 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Wedding of Mrs Fox, The | 4:56 | Read by billyuno |
| Salad, The | 14:39 | Read by Chris Vee |
| Story of The Youth, The | 19:40 | Read by Kristen McQuillin |
| King Grisly-Beard | 11:16 | Read by Chris Vee |
| Iron Hans | 16:27 | Read by Chris Goringe |
| Cat-skin | 12:08 | Read by Betsie Bush |
| Snow White and Rose Red | 16:22 | Read by Steve Andersen |
| Appendix – About the Brothers Grimm | 2:09 | Read by Steve Andersen |
Reviews
Lovely
Ancy
Nothing in this world is perfect. So definitely there are some problems. But if you are a story lover... GO FOR IT. All the stories are good for me. I would suggest if the admins would check the recordings for the sound level. A few of them are with low sound level even in full volume. Overall I LOVE LB.
Inspiring
Anime Queen
This book has already caused many answers in my head. I never knew that Hansel and Gretel originated from this book.
Grimm's Fairy Tales Review
A Reader of Fairy Tales
I grew up reading grimm's tales, so this is really nice. The readers, for the most part, are good, and the stories are some of my favorites and a lot of the classics. I enjoyed it thoroughly!
Grimms
darkpixieofdoom
The first one was cut off before the end... all and all it was a good reading but the strange creepy voice on Hans in Luck is.... creepy.
Love it
Em
Brilliant dramatic reading of traditional fairy tales. Loved the first reader, what a great voice actor and he genuinely sounded so annoyed when the fox was not listened too.
awesome !!!
A LibriVox Listener
i love the stories and voices that read the stories . they are nice to listen to they are very interesting and the people that read them have relaxing voices that help you sleep
Reflective collection
Dean
I was curious about the origins of Disney's stories and characters and that's how I came across this. The stories are a reflective read with their many moral lessons. I felt there were, perhaps, too many stories with royalty sprinkled about, but that's just the writers' style. The diversity of readers was also a refreshing course.
A LibriVox Listener
none of the stories are complete! how odd. they just stop before the end. Don't bother, you'll just be disappointed