He is “revealed a man who was self-centered, vain and emotionally needy,” writes a reviewer. Yet a “childlike wonder and innocence” blossomed through his inner turmoil. “His tales are often tragic or gruesome in plot,” says Columbia Encyclopedia. He is Messy, depressive, nakedly emotional, and sweetly clueless, he's both reassuringly relatable and deeply sympathetic. He was a brilliant writer who was producing fairy tales/allegories entirely resonant with the tastes of the time.