Most children in Western society can name one or more stories featuring magic, fairies, wizards or witches. As they grow older, these enchanted worlds make way for reality, which is usually not ne... Most children in Western society can name one or more stories featuring magic, fairies, wizards or witches. As they grow older, these enchanted worlds make way for reality, which is usually not nearly as interesting. However, with fairy tale books for adults it's possible to escape back to that magical world of childhood, but with a more grown-up flavor. Probably the most famous stories in the genre are those collected in the early 19th century by the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. When you read the original versions of stories like 'Snow White', 'Rapunzel' and 'Cinderella', however, you quickly realize that they were actually more suited to adults than to children, especially due to the levels of violence. In fact, the brothers warned parents to rather read...