The Tales of Mother Goose by Charles Perrault
"The Tales of Mother Goose" by Charles Perrault is a collection of literary fairy tales published in 1697. Written for aristocratic audiences in Parisian literary salons, this work transformed simple folk plots into elaborate stories suited for French court tastes. The collection includes eight now-classic tales, each concluding with a cynical moral. Perrault crafted these stories after retiring from royal service, blending ancient narratives with modern sensibilities while reflecting themes of nobility,
class distinction, and Catholic values that resonated with his sophisticated readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703 |
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| Author of introduction, etc. | O'Shea, M. V. (Michael Vincent), 1866-1932 |
| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Illustrator | Munro, D. J. |
| Translator | Welsh, Charles, 1850-1914 |
| Title |
The Tales of Mother Goose As First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9 |
| Contents | Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper -- The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood -- Little Thumb -- The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots -- Riquet of the Tuft -- Blue Beard -- The Fairy -- Little Red Riding-hood. |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| 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. | 17208 |
| Release Date | Dec 3, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 13, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 978 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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