All editions are designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. 'Barnes & Noble Classics' pulls together a constellation of influences - biographical, historical, and literary - to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. With the words 'Once upon a time', the Brothers Grimm transport readers to a timeless realm where witches, giants, princesses, kings, fairies, goblins, and wizards fall in love, try to get rich, quarrel with their neighbors, and have magical adventures of all kinds - and in the process reveal essential truths about human nature.