The Story Of Blue Beard (1895)

By Charles Perrault and John H. Hall

Book Overview

""The Story of Blue Beard"" is a classic fairy tale written by French author Charles Perrault in 1697. The story follows a wealthy and powerful man named Blue Beard who marries a young woman. Blue Beard takes his new bride to his grand estate and gives her the keys to all the rooms, except for one. Despite being warned not to enter the forbidden room, the bride becomes curious and unlocks the door, only to discover the horrific truth about her husband's past. The story explores themes of curiosity, temptation, and the consequences of disobedience. This edition of the book was published in 1895 and includes illustrations by Walter Crane.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1166925617
• ISBN13: 9781166925611
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"