About this Author
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Joseph Jacobs
- Bio: Joseph Jacobs was an author and Jewish historian. He was born in Australia and studied at Sydney Grammar School and at University of Sydney where he was a very great student and won a scholarship. He left Sydney at the age of 18 and went to England and studied at St. John's College, Cambridge. He graduated with his B.A. in 1876. Joseph Jacobs wrote articles about what was happening to Russian Jews for The Times. From 1890-1912, he edited five collections of fairy tales. He wanted English kids to be able to read English tales instead of reading mostly French and German. Partly inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Jacobs wrote his own versions of stories like "The Three Little Pigs," "The Little Red Hen," and "Jack and The Beanstalk."
