The Popular Story of Blue Beard by Anonymous and Charles Perrault
"The Popular Story of Blue Beard" by Anonymous and Charles Perrault is a French folktale first published in 1697. A wealthy nobleman with a dark secret proposes marriage to his neighbor's daughter. Despite her family's terror, she accepts and moves into his luxurious palace. When he departs on a journey, he grants her access to every room except one forbidden chamber. Overcome by curiosity, she enters—and discovers a horrifying truth about her
husband's previous wives. Now she must escape his murderous wrath before becoming his next victim. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Author | Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703 |
| Title |
The Popular Story of Blue Beard Embellished with neat Engravings |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard |
| Note | Adapted from Charles Perrault. |
| Credits |
Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Murder -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Courtship -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Castles -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Wealth -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Obedience -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Husband and wife -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Curiosity -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 45381 |
| Release Date | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 480 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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