Project Gutenberg 2014-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 64 Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George The Wonderful Story of Blue Beard, and His Last Wife Produced by Chris Curnow, Chris Whitehead and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Wonderful Story of Blue Beard, and His Last Wife" by George Cruikshank is a darkly whimsical tale likely written in the early 19th century. This book is a story rooted in the folklore and fairy tale tradition, exploring themes of curiosity and consequence. The narrative revolves around the enigmatic character of Blue Beard, a wealthy nobleman with a shocking physical trait: his blue beard, which renders him both feared and shunned by women. The story follows the younger of two sisters who, after being courted by Blue Beard and marrying him despite her initial fears, is given the keys to his castle with strict instructions not to enter a forbidden chamber. Overcome by curiosity, she eventually opens the door only to discover the horrifying truth about Blue Beard's previous wives. This revelation puts her life at risk when he returns unexpectedly and demands the key. The climax sees her narrowly escaping death thanks to the timely arrival of her brothers, leading to a subsequent realization of the importance of fidelity and virtue. Following Blue Beard’s defeat, Fatima, the young wife, chooses to use her newfound power and wealth to improve the lives of those around her, transforming her initial misfortune into a blessing for the poor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44558/44558-h/images/cover.jpg en Fairy tales Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction Curiosity -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature 64292 64302 2024-09-18T15:42:20.744201 2023-09-19T11:15:29.264609 text/html text/html 59797 2014-01-01T06:43:24 text/html; charset=us-ascii 1006036 2014-01-01T06:43:26 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 1037538 2024-09-18T15:42:23.463129 application/epub+zip 1036193 2024-09-18T15:42:21.533164 application/epub+zip 91627 2024-09-18T15:42:21.110184 application/epub+zip 1070379 2024-09-18T15:42:24.974113 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058128 2024-09-18T15:42:23.052149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118230 2022-09-20T10:15:55.070371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47772 47566 2024-09-18T15:42:20.479170 2023-09-19T11:15:29.063611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47542 2014-01-01T06:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18213 2014-01-01T06:43:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18873 2024-09-18T15:42:25.107176 application/rdf+xml 31903 2024-09-18T15:42:21.234130 image/jpeg 4639 2024-09-18T15:42:21.169163 image/jpeg 1008430 2024-09-18T15:42:20.814142 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