Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711-1780) was the author of Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic French Fairy Tales. In 1746 she left France for London, where she had a successful publishing career. Her version of "Beauty and the Beast" has been retold countless times, both in film and on stage.

Mar 29, 2024
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Contes de f�es