Old-Time Stories by Charles Perrault
"Old-Time Stories" by Charles Perrault is a collection of literary fairy tales published in Paris in 1697. Written after Perrault retired from serving Louis XIV's court, these tales emerged during a period when fairy stories captivated French aristocratic salons. The collection features eight beloved stories, including "Cinderella," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Sleeping Beauty," each enhanced with elaborate embellishments and ending with cynical morals. Perrault transformed simple plots into sophisticated narratives that
reflected both his belief in noble superiority and Catholic values of sin and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703 |
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| Illustrator | Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944 |
| Translator | Johnson, A. E. (Alfred Edwin), 1879- |
| Title | Old-Time Stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9 |
| Contents | The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Puss in boots -- Little Tom Thumb -- The fairies -- Ricky of the tuft -- Cinderella -- Little Red Riding Hood -- Blue Beard -- Beauty and the beast -- The friendly frog -- Princess Rosette. |
| Credits |
Produced by Chris Curnow, Iris Gehring and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Fairy tales -- France |
| Subject | Children's stories, French -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31431 |
| Release Date | Feb 27, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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