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The tales of Mother Goose

Charles Perrault

  • 160 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 1675
  • 206 editions
  • Free to read
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1 About this book

In these two volumes bound as one are seven fairy tales each from Perrault and Andersen.

Good for readers who want: adventure, fairy tales, and a short read.

  • Adventure
  • World politics
  • Children's stories
  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore
  • Children's stories, Danish
  • Children's fiction
  • Periodicals

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3 About Charles Perrault

1628–1703

Charles Perrault ( perr-OH, US also pə-ROH, French:; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "Puss in Boots", "Sleeping Beauty", and "Bluebeard".

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