Project Gutenberg 2006-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 833 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Beauty and the Beast Project Gutenberg has several editions of this eBook: #19967 (An illustrated HTML file) #23311 (An illustrated HTML file) #7074 (A Plain HTML file) "Beauty and the Beast" by Anonymous is a classic fairy tale that can be categorized as a children's story, likely penned during the late 17th to early 18th century. The tale explores themes of love, sacrifice, and transformation, centering around a young woman, known as Beauty, who finds herself in an enchanted castle with a Beast. The narrative delves into the importance of looking beyond appearances and understanding the deeper essence of characters and their circumstances. The story begins with Beauty's father encountering a Beast after picking a rose from his magical garden for her. To save her father, Beauty bravely agrees to live in the Beast's castle, where she discovers a world of wonder and underlying sadness. Over time, Beauty learns to see beyond the Beast’s terrifying exterior, uncovering his gentle nature and a tragic curse he bears. When given a chance to leave and return home to her family, Beauty grapples with her feelings for the Beast. Ultimately, her love and loyalty result in the Beast's transformation back into a handsome prince, as she embraces the true meaning of love. The tale concludes with their joyous union, conveying the moral that true beauty lies within. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 79543 2025-08-08T11:24:23.402156 text/html 93665 2020-06-26T05:04:11 text/html 1336688 2025-08-08T11:24:28.640126 application/epub+zip 1335419 2025-08-08T11:24:25.689136 application/epub+zip 2132415 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/pdf 90591 2025-08-08T11:24:24.158196 application/epub+zip 1687044 2025-08-08T11:24:30.545118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1677907 2025-08-08T11:24:27.534104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123602 2022-09-09T12:08:20.380683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59134 2025-08-08T11:24:23.008145 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60022 2020-06-26T05:04:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60821 2020-06-26T05:04:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60815 2020-06-26T05:04:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27467473 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 26702 2025-08-08T11:24:30.745071 application/rdf+xml 64665 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/prs.tei 12414 2025-08-08T11:24:24.651122 image/jpeg 3283 2025-08-08T11:24:24.401133 image/jpeg 22328 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 22295 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1606367 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1644925 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1604148 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 22286 2020-06-26T05:04:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1667643 2025-08-08T11:24:23.437126 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown