There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than "Cinderella." Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite of story-tellers is the French version by Charles Perrault.
This translation is excellent for story-telling and also for reading aloud. Marcia Brown's illustrations are full of magic and enchantment from the little cupids putting back the hands of the clock to the last scene at the palace. They are pictures that will stay in a child's mind.
There is perhaps no better loved, no more universal story than "Cinderella." Almost every country in the world has a version of it, but the favorite o...
The beautiful Marquise de Banneville meets a handsome marquis, and they fall in love. But the young woman is actually a young man (brought up as a girl and completely in the dark about her--or his--true sex), while the marquis is actually a young woman who likes to cross-dress. Will they live happily ever after?
In the introduction, Joan DeJean presents the fascinating puzzle of authorship of this lighthearted gender-bending tale written in the late seventeenth century in France. Was it Francois-Timoleon de Choisy, an abbot who was happiest in drag? Marie-Jeanne L'Heritier, an...
The beautiful Marquise de Banneville meets a handsome marquis, and they fall in love. But the young woman is actually a young man (brought up as a ...
The beautiful Marquise de Banneville meets a handsome marquis, and they fall in love. But the young woman is actually a young man (brought up as a girl and completely in the dark about her--or his--true sex), while the marquis is actually a young woman who likes to cross-dress. Will they live happily ever after?
In the introduction, Joan DeJean presents the fascinating puzzle of authorship of this lighthearted gender-bending tale written in the late seventeenth century in France. Was it Francois-Timoleon de Choisy, an abbot who was happiest in drag? Marie-Jeanne L'Heritier, an...
The beautiful Marquise de Banneville meets a handsome marquis, and they fall in love. But the young woman is actually a young man (brought up as a ...
Fue nombrado en 1671 academico, y al ano siguiente, contrae matrimonio con Marie Guichon, es elegido canciller de la Academia, y en 1673 se convierte en Bibliotecario de la misma. Ese mismo ano nace su primer hijo, una nina, y luego, en el intervalo que va desde 1675 a 1678, le nacen tres hijos mas y su esposa fallece despues del nacimiento del ultimo. En 1680, Perrault tiene que ceder su puesto privilegiado de primer funcionario al hijo de Colbert. A estos sinsabores vienen a anadirse mas tarde otros de caracter literario - erudito, como la celebre controversia que lo distancia de Boileau, a...
Fue nombrado en 1671 academico, y al ano siguiente, contrae matrimonio con Marie Guichon, es elegido canciller de la Academia, y en 1673 se convierte ...
This book was originally published in 1922. It contains 10 of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales illustrated by many of Harry Clarke's enchanting colour plates and his fascinating black and white line drawings. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
This book was originally published in 1922. It contains 10 of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tales illustrated by many of Harry Clarke's enchanti...
This book is a charming collection of eight of Charles Perraults most famous reworkings of popular fairy tales illustrated by Honor C. Appletons beautiful full page colour illustrations. Contents Include: Preface, To a Certain Little Lady, The Sleeping Beauty, Little Red-Riding-Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, The Fairies, Cinderella, Riquet of the Tuft, and Little Thumbling. Many of the earliest childrens books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable,...
This book is a charming collection of eight of Charles Perraults most famous reworkings of popular fairy tales illustrated by Honor C. Appletons beaut...