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Once upon a time in Germany: the Grimms’ legacy of revenge and gory redemption

The Household Tales only attained their standing after the brothers’ death, with the unification of Germany and the decades of nationalism that led to catastrophe

Philip Hensher
Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm. Etching by Ludwig Emil Grimm, 1843.  Bridgeman Images
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