| Beauty and the Beast Contributor(s): Debeaumont, Jeanne-Marie Leprince (Author), Griffin, Gordon (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1520065485 ISBN-13: 9781520065489 Publisher: Dreamscape Media OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - General - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.6" W x 4.9" (0.10 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 Le Prince 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): De Beaumont, Jeanne Marie Le Prince: - "Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont (1711 - 1780) was a French novelist. In 1746 she left France to become a governess in London, where her first novel was published in 1748. She continued her literary career by publishing many school books. She then began to publish collections she called "magazines" of educational and moral stories and poems for children. She was among the first writers to specifically write fairy tales for children." |