Fairy Tales

by Charles Perrault

A. E. Johnson (Translator)

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Translated by A.E.Johnson.

Eight of the twelve tales in this book are from the master hand of Charles Perrault (1628-1703). 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. 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.

Three of the tales, The Ridiculous Wishes, Donkey-Skin and Patient...

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  • ISBN10 1840224827
  • ISBN13 9781840224825
  • Publish Date 5 November 2004 (first published September 1967)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 15 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Wordsworth Editions Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 144
  • Language English