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Histories, or Tales of Past Times
(Mother Goose's Tales)
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| Author(s): | Charles Perrault |
| Illustrator(s): | Anonymous |
| Translator(s): | Robert Samber |
| Publisher(s): | R. Montagu J. Pote |
| Year Published: | 1729 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Fairy Tales - Classic Fiction - novel |
| Age Range: | Older readers |
| Pages: | 206 |
| This is a | Historical Book |
| OCLC: | 269804888 |
Description
This is the first English translation of Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales, containing:
- The Little Red Riding Hood
- The Fairy (Diamonds and Toads)
- The Blue Beard
- The Sleeping Beauty (in the Wood)
- The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots
- Cinderilla, or the Little Glass Slipper
- Riquet à la Houppe (Riquet of the Tuft)
- Little Poucet and his Brothers (Hop o' My Thumb)
as well as an adult 'novel' - The Discreet Princess, or the Adventures of Finetta - by Perrault's relative Marie-Jeanne L'Héritier de Villandon.
Only a single copy of this first edition is known to exist.
This edition contains the morals, which are often left out, particularly in modern editions.
Other Editions
Aunt Louisa’s London Toy Books: Diamonds and Toads (1871)
A fairy tale with color illustrations. Read online at the University of Florida. Or at archive.org. It is the first story in this compilation.
Tales of Passed Times (1900)
In addition to the famous eight tales of Perrault, including their morals, this edition includes Beauty and the Beast and two tales by Madame d'Aulnoy. Read online at Internet Archive.
Tales of Passed Times (1922)
Eight famous fairy tales first published in French in 1697. They include Little Red Riding Hood, Blue Beard, The Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. This edition does not include the morals. Read online at Internet Archive.
Cinderella (1978)
The kitchen maid attends the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
Cinderella (1985)
A girl, a grate, a godmother, and a glass slipper combine to lead to happiness.
Cinderella and Other Tales from Perrault (1989)
A selection of eight classic French fairy tales.
Read online at archive.org.
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