The Brothers: Grimm

But the real story of the Brothers Grimm is far darker, far stranger, and far more important than a children’s movie.

Their life’s work was —one of the most ambitious linguistic projects in history. They attempted to define every German word from Martin Luther to Goethe. Jacob lived to see the letter F . Wilhelm died during D . The Brothers Grimm

As the books became wildly popular with middle-class families, the brothers softened the edges. Step-mothers replaced real mothers (who originally abandoned children). Sex was censored. Violence was toned down. But the real story of the Brothers Grimm