The library of Brothers Grimm fairy tales is to be digitized. “The books, of which around 700 relate to the Brothers Grimm ‘Children’s and Household Tales,’ are particularly valuable because of the traces of their workings they contain,” the University of Kassel announced on Tuesday. The Grimms crossed out text passages in the books they analysed for the “Children’s and Household Tales,” made handwritten notes in the margins and inserted notes on scraps of paper. Until now, anyone seeking access to these culturally and historically significant sources has had to rely on the originals. The inte…