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The point about the grimness of the Grimms is that these were never children’s stories in the first place, but traditional tales that the brothers collected and wrote down, although they did a little editing in the process.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Anthea Bell, Part 1 2006
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The point about the grimness of the Grimms is that these were never children’s stories in the first place, but traditional tales that the brothers collected and wrote down, although they did a little editing in the process.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Anthea Bell, Part 2 2006
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The homicide detective investigating the case David Giuntoli soon discovers that he was born into a family of beings called Grimms, to whom bad people appear as they really are.
Real Monsters and Fairy Tales Nancy deWolf Smith 2011
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A Portland-area homicide detective David Giuntoli discovers he is descended from a line of profilers known as "Grimms."
The Seattle Times 2011
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He will never experience the precise situations that occur in "Grimms '," but he does fear death and abandonment.
Becoming Little Red Riding Hood Glenn H. Miller 2008
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I began life as some kind of Grimms'-fairy-tale creature: large, undesirable, grossly imperfect.
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I began life as some kind of Grimms'-fairy-tale creature: large, undesirable, grossly imperfect.
Debrah Constance: On Fearlessness: Finding the Place Called Home 2008
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Another device in "Grimms '" is the use of absolutes.
Becoming Little Red Riding Hood Glenn H. Miller 2008
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"It sounds like 'Grimms' Fairy Tales, 'doesn't it," smiled Miriam.
Grace Harlowe's Problem Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
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By this time 1845 Grimm and his brother Wilhelm were famous for their collection of folk stories known as Grimms’ Fairy Tales, which included “Sleeping Beauty,” “Cinderella,” and “Snow White.”
American Connections James Burke 2007
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