1.0Floris Books Bloghttps://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blogFloris Bookshttps://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/author/floris/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NKluOVaFCD"><a href="https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2013/03/18/the-importance-of-fairy-tales/">The Importance of Fairy Tales</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/2013/03/18/the-importance-of-fairy-tales/embed/#?secret=NKluOVaFCD" width="600" height="338" title="“The Importance of Fairy Tales” — Floris Books Blog" data-secret="NKluOVaFCD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DrescherGrimmsFairyTales-email.jpg700895Throughout literary history, one type of story has seen continued popularity – the fairy tale. Recent years have seen a wealth of TV and movie adaptations. So what accounts for this continued adoration? Why, over 200 years since they were alive, do the stories of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen remain a staple […]