Today in Bookish and Literary History, December 20
1812 " Grimm's Fairy Tales " or "Children's and Household Tales" by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm - Germany They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel. Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily--but they're often far more interesting. 1845 The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens - UK It is the third of Dickens' five Christmas books 1918 Moon of the Caribees by Eugene O'Neill - US The title play, The Moon of the Caribbees, is a one-act drama set aboard the British tramp steamer Glencairn, anchored in the serene yet mysterious West Indies. Under the full moon, the crew's interactions reveal deep-seated emotions and conflicts, set against the backdrop of a melancholic West Indian chant. Through O'Neill's m...