Project Gutenberg 2012-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 126 Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine) 1650 1705 d'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, baronne d' Berneville, Marie-Catherine Jumelle de, comtesse d'Aulnoy Crane, Walter 1845 1915 Princess Belle-Etoile Produced by David Edwards, David E. Brown and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Princess Belle-Etoile" by Madame d'Aulnoy is a fairy tale written during the late 17th century. This enchanting story revolves around themes of family, magic, and true love, narrated through the adventures of the title character, Princess Belle-Etoile, and her brothers. It is emblematic of the classic fairy tale genre, with elements of royal intrigue and supernatural interventions. The narrative begins with three princesses who are blessed by a fairy after showing kindness to her. As the plot unfolds, jealousy and wickedness threaten their happiness, primarily through the actions of Roussette and the evil old Queen. The children, who are revealed to have royal heritage, embark on a quest to discover the truth about their origins. Along the way, Prince Cheri, Belle-Etoile's steadfast brother, bravely seeks magical artifacts—the dancing-water and the singing-apple—each guarded by perilous conditions. Ultimately, after overcoming numerous challenges with the help of magical creatures and their unwavering bond, the siblings reclaim their rightful place in the royal family, properly reuniting with their parents, leading to the defeat of the malevolent forces in their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38847/38847-h/images/cover.jpg en Fairy tales Princesses -- Juvenile fiction Folklore -- France PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 43514 43523 2024-09-16T10:50:55.271417 2023-09-17T05:47:26.528456 text/html text/html 39299 2021-01-08T13:37:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2990190 2021-01-08T13:37:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1287603 2024-09-16T10:50:57.148421 application/epub+zip 1286637 2024-09-16T10:50:55.708435 application/epub+zip 229214 2024-09-16T10:50:55.440419 application/epub+zip 1316111 2024-09-16T10:50:58.372439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1308427 2024-09-16T10:50:56.890438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251694 2022-09-17T17:03:47.131631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36413 36206 2024-09-16T10:50:55.116438 2023-09-17T05:47:26.409951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 36272 2021-01-08T13:37:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13748 2021-01-08T13:37:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20204 2024-09-16T10:50:58.508400 application/rdf+xml 15110 2024-09-16T10:50:55.516420 image/jpeg 2337 2024-09-16T10:50:55.477430 image/jpeg 3137132 2024-09-16T10:50:55.316451 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia