Project Gutenberg 2016-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 475 Quiller-Couch, Arthur 1863 1944 Q Quiller-Couch, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, A. T. (Arthur Thomas) Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas Perrault, Charles 1628 1703 Dulac, Edmund 1882 1953 Dulac, Edmond The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales from the Old French The sleeping beauty -- Blue Beard -- Cinderella -- Beauty and the beast. Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images from The Internet Archive. "The Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales from the Old French" retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch is a collection of classic fairy tales that draw on the rich narrative traditions of old French literature, likely compiled in the early 20th century. This anthology features beloved stories such as "The Sleeping Beauty," "Cinderella," "Blue Beard," and "Beauty and the Beast," showcasing enchanting characters that include fairies, princesses, and valiant princes. Quiller-Couch’s retellings aim to preserve the charm and moral lessons of these timeless tales, making them accessible for contemporary readers. The opening of the collection sets the stage for the iconic story of "The Sleeping Beauty." It begins with a royal couple longing for a child, whose birth leads to a grand celebration among the fairies, with each one bestowing gifts on the new princess, Aurora. Their joy is quickly dimmed by the ominous pronouncement of an overlooked fairy who curses Aurora to die from a spindle's prick. However, another fairy softens the curse, declaring that Aurora will instead fall into a deep sleep, which will only be broken by a prince's kiss. As the narrative unfolds, we see the princess grow up unaware of her fate, until destiny intervenes, preparing to weave together the magical elements of love, fate, and redemption central to the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fairy tales Fairy tales -- France Folklore -- France PZ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature 205479 205541 2024-09-21T11:50:31.001550 2023-09-22T08:53:41.140296 text/html text/html 203700 2016-02-21T14:31:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6450807 2016-02-21T14:32:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6395845 2024-09-21T11:50:37.283536 application/epub+zip 6392551 2024-09-21T11:50:32.411507 application/epub+zip 141136 2024-09-21T11:50:31.586532 application/epub+zip 6457008 2024-09-21T11:50:40.706519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6430100 2024-09-21T11:50:36.022519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191092 2022-09-23T10:43:08.872728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173116 173068 2024-09-21T11:50:30.309543 2023-09-22T08:53:40.038286 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 173354 2016-02-21T14:31:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 67422 2016-02-21T14:32:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20509 2024-09-21T11:50:40.862462 application/rdf+xml 17575 2024-09-21T11:50:31.681511 image/jpeg 2922 2024-09-21T11:50:31.637524 image/jpeg 6465032 2024-09-21T11:50:31.143526 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia