Fairy tales vs Volksmärchen der Deutschen: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Tales, Folklore, Fairy Tales

Cover of Fairy tales

Fairy tales Gebrüder Grimm [Brothers Grimm] · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 137 pages · ≈ 2 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Volksmärchen der Deutschen

Volksmärchen der Deutschen Johann Karl August Musäus · 1815 507 pages · ≈ 9 h 23 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Fairy tales is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Volksmärchen der Deutschen.

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