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Classic German Novels

The Brothers Grimm and Schiller, read in the original German with an original Lipi translation and pronunciation guide beside every line.

Studying for GCSE German (AQA 8662)? Real reading papers use short literary extracts like these - good wider reading, not just exam content.

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Rotkäppchen
Little Red Riding Hood
Brüder Grimm · 1812
The original, darker Grimm version - the wolf, the woodcutter, and what big teeth you have.
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Aschenputtel
Cinderella
Brüder Grimm · 1812
Not a fairy godmother but a magic hazel tree - the German Cinderella is a different story.
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Wilhelm Tell
William Tell
Friedrich Schiller · 1804
The apple, the crossbow, and the son who did not flinch - Switzerland's founding legend.
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All three works are in the public domain. The German text, English translation, transliteration and comprehension questions are original Lipi work, not copied from any published edition.