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Goodreads' Best Classic Fairytale List

Half of the stories in this didn't even have summaries that were translated or only had half a sentence translated. I left out the ones that were really crazy or retelling so this is a much shorter list. If you want to see the full list click the link.
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Beauty and the Beast (Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont)
Beauty and the Beast
1
Jeanne-Marie Leprince De Beaumont
Cinderella
Cinderella
2
The Ugly Duckling (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Ugly Duckling
3
Hans Christian Andersen
Rumpelstiltskin
Rumpelstiltskin
4
The Snow Queen (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Snow Queen
5
Hans Christian Andersen
Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel
6
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
7
The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Ruth Sandersen)
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
8
Ruth Sandersen
The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Little Match Girl
9
Hans Christian Andersen
The Frog Prince
The Frog Prince
10
The Little Mermaid (Hans Christian Anderson)
The Little Mermaid
11
Hans Christian Anderson
The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes
12
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess and the Pea
13
Thumbelina
Thumbelina
14
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
15
The Wild Swans (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Wild Swans
16
Hans Christian Andersen
Rapunzel (Paul O. Zelinsky)
Rapunzel
17
Paul O. Zelinsky
Sleeping Beauty (Charles Perrault)
Sleeping Beauty
18
Charles Perrault
Snow White and Rose Red
Snow White and Rose Red
19
"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde
"The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde
20
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Robert Southey)
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
21
Robert Southey
The Selfish Giant (Oscar Wilde)
The Selfish Giant
22
Oscar Wilde
The Nightingale (Hans Christian Andersen)
The Nightingale
23
Hans Christian Andersen
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Elves and the Shoemaker
24
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
25
Diamonds and Toads (Ellen Schecter)
Diamonds and Toads
26
Ellen Schecter
Donkey Skin (Charles Perrault)
Donkey Skin
27
Charles Perrault
Tatterhood and Other Tales (Ethel Johnston Phelps)
Tatterhood and Other Tales
28
Ethel Johnston Phelps
Robin Hood (Carola Oman)
Robin Hood
29
Carola Oman
The Goose Girl (Shannon Hale)
The Goose Girl
30
Shannon Hale
The Mystic Princesses and the Whirlpool (P.J. Larue)
The Mystic Princesses and the Whirlpool
31
P.J. Larue
Gulnare of the Sea (Kelley Townley)
Gulnare of the Sea
32
Kelley Townley
The Fisherman and His Soul and Other Fairy Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Fisherman and His Soul and Other Fairy Tales
33
Oscar Wilde
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
34
Charles Dickens
The Tale of Camar Al-Zaman and Princess Badoura (Annonymous)
The Tale of Camar Al-Zaman and Princess Badoura
35
Annonymous
Aladdin and Other Tales From the Arabian Nights (Anonymous)
Aladdin and Other Tales From the Arabian Nights
36
Anonymous
East of the Sun and West of the Moon (Peter Asbjornsen)
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
37
Peter Asbjornsen
The Subtle Beauty (Ann Hunter)
The Subtle Beauty
38
Ann Hunter
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
39
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Ordinary Princess
The Ordinary Princess
40
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