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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'She promised her godmother that she would not fail to leave the ball before midnight, and away she went, beside herself with delight...' Charles Perrault's time-honored stories have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day, giving us the classic fairy tales that people of all ages know and adore: Cinderella, with the glass slipper that...
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'Tales of Passed Times' is a collection of Charles Perrault's fairy tales, accompanied by the beautiful illustrations of Charles Robinson. A French nobleman and writer, Perrault (1628-1703) was among the first authors to bring magical children's stories into the literary mainstream, proving to their original seventeenth century readers that such works were important, enjoyable, as well as thought-provoking. The stories in this particular text include...
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Some of the happiest memories of childhood often come from memorable magical tales. Rediscover this magic with this collection of fairy tales and stories. This volume includes Little Red Riding-Hood, The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault, The Looking Glass, Her Husband by Anton Chekhov, The Gift of The Magi by O. Henry.
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Some of the most iconic tales made it into this volume of Fairy Tales for Adults. These stories with universal appeal for generations of all ages bring some of the most memorable characters together. They seem both familiar and mysterious every time one comes in contact with them. The eternal wisdom and charm keeps these stories alive for hundreds of years. This volume includes: Beauty and the Beast, Blue Beard, Cinderella by Charles Perrault, The...
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Une édition de référence des Contes de ma mère l'Oye de Charles Perrault, spécialement conçue pour la lecture sur les supports numériques.
« Cependant les fées commencèrent à faire leurs dons à la princesse. La plus jeune lui donna pour don qu'elle serait la plus belle personne du monde ; celle d'après, qu'elle aurait de l'esprit comme un ange ; la troisième, qu'elle aurait une grâce admirable à tout ce qu'elle ferait ; la quatrième,...
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Extrait : "Je suis né à Paris, le 12 janvier 1628 ; je fus nommé Charles par mon frère le receveur-général des finances, qui me tint sur les fonts avec Françoise Pepin, ma cousine. Ma mère se donna la peine de m'apprendre à lire, après quoi on m'envoya au collège de Beauvais, à l'âge de huit ans et demi. J'y ai fait toutes mes études, ainsi que tous mes frères."
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