Grimm Tales for Young and Old
A collection of stories by Philip Pullman
By Philip Pullman (UK edition)
Read by Samuel Alexander Joseph West
This book contains some explicit scenes/language
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In this beautiful book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip
Pullman has chosen his fifty favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and
presents them in a 'clear as water' retelling, in his unique and brilliant
voice. From the quests and romance of classics such as "Rapunzel", "Snow White"
and "Cinderella" to the danger and wit of such lesser-known tales as "The Three
Snake Leaves", "Hans-my-Hedgehog" and "Godfather Death", Pullman brings the
heart of each timeless tale to the fore, following with a brief but fascinating
commentary on the story's background and history. In his introduction, he
discusses how these stories have lasted so long, and become part of our
collective storytelling imagination. These new versions show the adventures at
their most lucid and engaging yet. Pullman's "Grimm Tales" of wicked wives,
brave children and villainous kings will have you reading, reading aloud and
rereading them for many years to come.
About Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman is the acclaimed author of novels, short stories and plays for
readers of all ages. He has received many accolades and awards for his books for
children. The first volume of the His Dark Materials Trilogy, NORTHERN LIGHTS,
won the 1996 Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the
British Book Award. THE FIREWORK-MAKER'S DAUGHTER won the 1996 Smarties Gold
Award. CLOCKWORK was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year
1997, and for the Carnegie Medal. He is one of the most talented and well-known
children's writers in the world today. He lives in Oxford.
Samuel Alexander Joseph West
West is the son of actors Prunella Scales and Timothy West , and the grandson of
the late actor Lockwood West . He was educated at Alleyn's School , a
co-educational independent school in Dulwich , London , and at Lady Margaret
Hall at the University of Oxford , where he studied English Literature.
West has worked as an actor in a variety of dramatic media including: theatre ,
film , television and radio . As well as being an actor West has also forged a
career as a theatre director.
West's acting career is not restricted to one medium; he combines stage work
with film, television and radio. In 1991, he played the lower-middle-class clerk
Leonard Bast in the Merchant Ivory film adaptation of E. M. Forster 's
novel Howards End (released 1992) opposite Emma Thompson , Helena Bonham Carter
and Anthony Hopkins . For this role, he was nominated for best supporting actor
at the 1993 BAFTA Film Awards. His film career has continued with roles in a
number of well known films, such as:Jane Eyre,Notting Hill,Iris and Van Helsing.
In 2004, he appeared in the year's highest rated mini-series on German
television, "Die Nibelungen", which was released in the USA in 2006 as Dark
Kingdom: The Dragon King (also known as Ring of the Nibelungs, Curse of the Ring,
and Sword of Xanten).
He is a familiar face on television appearing in many long running
series: Midsomer Murders,Waking the Dead and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as well
as one off dramas. He played Anthony Blunt in Cambridge Spies a BBC production
about four British spies, starring alongside Toby Stephens ( Philby ), Tom
Hollander ( Burgess ) and Rupert Penry-Jones ( Maclean ). November 2006 saw him
take the lead role in BBC Television production ofRandom Quest adapted from the
short story by John Wyndham .
West is much sought-after as a narrator of television documentaries, including
the acclaimed series The Nazis: A Warning from History and The Planets. He often
appears as narrator with orchestras (see below) and performed at the Last Night
of the Proms in 2002. On radio, West has voiced a range of programmes from
one-off dramas and serials to recitations of poetry. In 2006, he narrated the
BBC Radio 4 production A Passage to India.
West has appeared alongside his actor parents on several occasions; with his
mother Prunella Scales in Howards End and Stiff Upper Lips, and with his father
Timothy West on stage in A Number,Henry IV Part IandPart II. In two films
-Iris(2001) and the 1996 television filmOver Here, Sam and his father have
played the same character at different ages. In 2006, all three gave a rehearsed reading of the Harold Pinter playFamily Voicesas part of the Sheffield Theatres Pinter season.
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Lovely Grimm tellings. Thank you so much !
Many thanks, Rick! :-)
Thanks!
Wonderful Post! Thank You.
Thomas