Project Gutenberg 2010-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 634 Perrault, Charles 1628 1703 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew Contes des fées Popular Tales Lang's introduction is in English; the tales are in French. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9 Introduction / [Andrew Lang] -- La belle au bois dormant -- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge -- Le Barbe Bleuë -- Le maistre chat, ou, Le chat botté -- Les fées -- Cendrillon, ou, La petite pantoufle de verre -- Riquet à la houppe -- Le petit pouçet. Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Carol Brown, Sania Ali Mirza and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Popular Tales" by Charles Perrault is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 17th century. This work includes well-known stories such as "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and "Little Red Riding Hood," exploring themes of morality, love, and adventure through enchanting narratives and fantastical characters. Perrault's tales have significantly influenced the fairy tale genre and continue to capture the imaginations of readers across generations. At the start of the collection, an introduction provides context on Charles Perrault's life and literary contributions, emphasizing his role in popularizing stories that blend folk traditions with sophisticated literary style. The introduction highlights how these tales, originally oral traditions, made their way to the courts of France, where they were embraced by nobility and ultimately transformed into printed tales. Readers are drawn into the charm of these stories with familiar settings and characters, setting the stage for the magical narratives to unfold in the subsequent tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en fr Fairy tales -- France PQ PZ Text FR Contes Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 485719 2025-07-14T04:07:17.027487 text/html 485501 2010-10-13T12:38:40 text/html 342292 2025-07-14T04:07:26.225939 application/epub+zip 351120 2025-07-14T04:07:19.255492 application/epub+zip 246532 2025-07-14T04:07:17.907460 application/epub+zip 513292 2025-07-14T04:07:30.487929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607178 2025-07-14T04:07:25.356926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488661 2022-09-15T12:38:49.571742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401736 2025-07-14T04:07:15.767555 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398185 2010-10-13T12:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 398341 2010-10-13T12:38:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23411 2025-07-14T04:07:30.636889 application/rdf+xml 9885 2025-07-14T04:07:18.443458 image/jpeg 2630 2025-07-14T04:07:18.174447 image/jpeg 154973 2010-10-13T12:38:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 263354 2010-10-13T12:38:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 153413 2010-10-13T12:38:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 329070 2025-07-14T04:07:17.073454 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia