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Charles Perrault
(1628 - 1703)
Charles Perrault (January 12, 1628 – May 16, 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 pre-existing folk tales. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Cendrillon (Cinderella), Le Chat Botté (Puss in Boots) and La Barbe bleue (Bluebeard). Many of Perrault’s stories, which were rewritten by the Brothers Grimm, continue to be printed and have been adapted to opera, ballet (such as Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty), theatre, and film (Disney). Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene, and was the leader of the Modern faction during the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns.
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Histories or Tales of Past Times Told by Mother Goose (1729)
Bibliography
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.
Author(s):
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Kate Greenaway
Best in Children’s Books Volume 15 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
James Baldwin
Rudyard Kipling
Charles Perrault
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Barbara Cooney
Don Freeman
Fritz Kredel
Henry C. Pitz
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 30 (1960)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
Best in Children’s Books Volume 8 (1958)
A compendium of stories, poems and articles, many with new illustrations.
Cinderella (1978)
The kitchen maid attends the palace ball with the help of her fairy godmother.
Author(s):
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Cinderella (1985)
A girl, a grate, a godmother, and a glass slipper combine to lead to happiness.
Author(s):
Amy Ehrlich
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Cinderella and Other Tales from Perrault (1989)
A selection of eight classic French fairy tales.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Collier’s Junior Classics Volume 2 (1962)
This collection includes fables, folk tales, and fairy tales.
Fairy Tales (1985)
Seven favorite fairy tales by different authors and artists.
Author(s):
Brothers Grimm
Charles Perrault
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry
Gustaf Tenggren
Et al
Histories, or Tales of Past Times (1729)
Author(s):
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Anonymous
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.
Author(s):
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Marie-Catherine D’Aulnoy
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
Charles Robinson
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.
Author(s):
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s):
John Austen