Tales of Passed Times by Charles Perrault
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"Tales of Passed Times" 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 stories emerged during a period when fairy tales captivated Parisian aristocratic salons. The collection includes eight iconic tales, each concluding with a cynical moral lesson. Perrault transformed simple plots into elaborate narratives for noble audiences, reflecting themes of class superiority and Catholic beliefs.
The work became instantly popular, requiring two reprints in its first year. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1651?-1705 |
| Contributor | Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie, 1711-1780 |
| Illustrator | Robinson, Charles, 1870-1937 |
| Title | Tales of Passed Times |
| Note | Includes "Beauty and the beast" by Mme. Le Prince de Beaumont and "The benevolent frog" and "Princess Rosette" by Mme la Comtesse d'Aulnoy. |
| 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 -- Little Red Riding-Hood -- Blue Beard -- Master cat, or, Puss in boots -- The fairies -- Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper -- Riquet with the tuft -- Little Thumbling -- Beauty and the beast -- The benevolent frog -- Princess Rosette. |
| Credits |
Produced by Mark C. Orton 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: 70.1 (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. | 33511 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-33511-7 |
| Release Date | Aug 23, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1152 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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