by Charles Perrault · Hachette Littérature · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782010051432
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«Contes» is Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales, published by Hachette Littérature in paperback (313 pages, in French).
The volume brings together nine folk tales, including Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard and Cinderella. Perrault presents them in brief prose, with a final moral that returns the reader to the real world.
Edition illustrated by Gustave Doré, with a preface by P.-J. Stahl and an article by Sainte-Beuve (1861). The tales appeared individually in 1694 and 1697, and were gathered into a volume at the end of the 18th century.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12 who want to read classic tales in French.
Charles Perrault 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".
