Charles Perrault was a French Author who lived from 1628 to 1703. Perrault is best known for his collection of fairy tales for children entitled, “Contes de ma mère l’oye” (1697; Tales of Mother Goose). He laid the foundations for… Read More »Charles Perrault
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author who is best known for his literary fairy tales.. He was born on April 2, 1805, in Odense, Denmark, to poor parents. Although he wrote plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is most… Read More »Hans Christian Andersen
The Brothers Grimm were Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859) who were both German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, and authors. They collected and published folklore. They grew up in Hanau, Germany and were raised by their parents, Dorothea Grimm and… Read More »The Brothers Grimm