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Beauty and the Beast

by Jeanne-Marie Leprince deBeaumont
Gordon Griffin
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Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale in which an ugly beast must earn the true love of a beautiful girl to free him from the spell of an evil fairy. The first published version was written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the middle 18th century. It was a novel-length story intended for adult readers and addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont simplified and shortened Villeneuve's work and published it in a magazine for young ladies. The abridged version became more successful, and Madame de Beaumont is regarded now as the author of the classic story.
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Publisher: Dreamscape Media Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781666585827
  • File size: 17792 KB
  • Release date: February 14, 2017
  • Duration: 00:37:03

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  • ISBN: 9781666585827
  • File size: 17795 KB
  • Release date: February 14, 2017
  • Duration: 00:37:04
  • Number of parts: 1

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Classic Literature Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Folklore

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English

Beauty and the Beast is a traditional fairy tale in which an ugly beast must earn the true love of a beautiful girl to free him from the spell of an evil fairy. The first published version was written by French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the middle 18th century. It was a novel-length story intended for adult readers and addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont simplified and shortened Villeneuve's work and published it in a magazine for young ladies. The abridged version became more successful, and Madame de Beaumont is regarded now as the author of the classic story.
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Classic Literature Juvenile Fiction Juvenile Literature Folklore