![]() ![]() Leprince de Beaumont 1711-1781), has a similarity of style and celebrity which justifiably merits its inclusion. The last story, 'Beauty and the Beast', again not by Perrault (it was penned by Mme. Not only Perrault, but Boccaccio, Chaucer and others have used the story of 'Patient Griselda'. ![]() Three of the tales, 'The Ridiculous Wishes', 'Donkey-Skin' and 'Patient Griselda', are seldom included in Perrault collections as they were written in a very florid verse form. Puss in Boots was one of my favorite characters as a. And it is true to say that as long as there are children to listen spellbound to the adventures of 'Cinderella', 'Red Riding Hood', and that arch rogue 'Puss in Boots', his memory will endure. I thought that this would be difficult at first, but there was only one clear choice: Charles Perrault. Although Perrault enjoyed much distinction in the French literary circle of the late seventeenth century, his fame today rests upon his authorship of the traditional 'Tales of Mother Goose', or 'Stories of Olden Times'. ![]() Eight of the twelve tales in this book are from the master hand of Charles Perrault (1628-1703). ![]()
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