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"Oh grandmama, what great big teeth you have "

Based on the folkloric tales told by the widowed author to his motherless brood, this collection of traditional stories first appeared under Charles Perrault's name in the 18th century. In the fine tradition of Aesop, the fables enlighten as well as entertain, imparting practical... Read Full Overview

"Oh grandmama, what great big teeth you have "

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps pass by the great Charles Perrault (16281703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature. These were among the... Read Full Overview

The collection includes eight famous fairy tales of Charles Perrault with magnificent engravings by Gustave Dor (33 illustrations): Little Red Riding Hood; The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods; Little Thumb; Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper; The Master Cat, or Puss in... Read Full Overview

A pumpkin is transformed into a coach. Bluebeard's young wife unlocks the door of the forbidden room. Children lost in the forest find shelter, but the house belongs to an ogre. These and many other scenes from the stories of Charles Perrault reach deep into the imagination and... Read Full Overview

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps pass by the great Charles Perrault (1628-1703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature. These were... Read Full Overview

Huit contes de Charles Perrault illustr s de gravures par Gustave Dor (plus de 30 illustrations): Le Petit Chaperon rouge; Le Petit Poucet; La Belle au bois dormant; Cendrillon, ou la Petite pantoufle de verre; Le Ma tre chat, ou le Chat bott ; Riquet la houppe; Les F es;... Read Full Overview

Translated by A.E.Johnson. Eight of the twelve tales in this book are from the master hand of Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Although Perrault enjoyed much distinction in the French literary circle of the late seventeenth century, his fame today rests upon his authorship of the... Read Full Overview

Based on the folkloric tales told by the widowed author to his motherless brood, this collection of traditional stories first appeared under Charles Perrault's name in the 18th century. In the fine tradition of Aesop, the fables enlighten as well as entertain, imparting practical... Read Full Overview

Charles Perrault es, junto a los hermanos Grimm y Hans Christian Andersen, uno de los pilares sobre los que se sostienen los cuentos del mundo occidental. En su universo de fantas a mezcl la tradici n oral con la recopilaci n de antiguas leyendas e inaugur un g nero literario:... Read Full Overview

Who wrote Cinderella? It may sound like a trick question but few would immediately think of a French author writing to entertain the court of Louis XIV of France. Although not as famous as other children's storytellers, Charles Perrault is responsible for writing... Read Full Overview

An illustrated collection of eleven classic tales including such favorites as The Little Red Hen, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.

Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume Contes de temps pass? by the great Charles Perrault (1628-1703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that has won Perrault a permanent position in French literature. These were among the... Read Full Overview

Charles Perrault, n le 12 janvier 1628 Paris o il est mort le 16 mai 1703, est un homme de lettres fran ais, c l bre pour ses Contes de ma m re l'Oye. Auteur de textes religieux, chef de file des Modernes dans la Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes, Charles Perrault est... Read Full Overview