Brothers Grimm. “The Sleeping Beauty.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 31-42.
Tale Summary
This tale starts with the princess being born and all of the fairies presenting her with birthday wishes. One fairy, who had not been invited to the party, cursed her and said that during her fifteenth year she would prick her finger and fall asleep for 100 years. Another fairy, who had not yet bestowed her blessing, said she would not die but would fall asleep. When she finally pricked her finger at fifteen, the entire kingdom fell asleep. Princes from all over the world tried to get into the kingdom to wake the princess, but they would die in the thorns surrounding the kingdom. Finally, after 100 years, the prince who would win her heart walked up to the fence with all of the dead corpses in its branches, and the plants on the fence opened for the prince to walk through. He kissed her and the entire kingdom woke up. They lived happily ever after.
Fairy Tale Title
The Sleeping Beauty
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Brothers Grimm
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
Gilbert James
Common Tale Type
Sleeping Beauty
Tale Classification
ATU 410
Page Range of Tale
pp. 31-42
Full Citation of Tale
Brothers Grimm. “The Sleeping Beauty.” A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales, illustrated by Gilbert James, London: Siegle, Hill and Co., [c. 1900], pp. 31-42.
Original Source of the Tale
Brothers Grimm
Tale Notes
This is a simplified version of the tale that was clearly intended for children.
Research and Curation
Anonymous ITAL 4600 student, 2020
Book Title
A Selection from Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Book Author/Editor(s)
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s)
Gilbert James
Publisher
Siegle Hill & Co; The H.B. Claflin Company
Date Published
1900
Decade Published
1900-1909
Publisher City
London
New York
Publisher Country
United Kingdom
United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Available at the CU Digital Library
Book Notes
This book includes six tales, most of which are the Grimm Brothers' best known tales including Sleeping Beauty, The Frog Prince, Rumplestilskin, Hansel and Grethel, The Rabbit’s Bride, and The Shreds. The illustrations are simple but beautiful and a few pages are decorated with floral motifs. It is a very small book that appears adapted for children.