Project Gutenberg 2013-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 116 Perrault, Charles 1628 1703 Hall, John H. The Popular Story of Blue Beard Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard Produced by Chris Curnow, Sue Fleming 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 Popular Story of Blue Beard" by Charles Perrault is a fairy tale that falls under the category of a cautionary fable, written during the late 17th century. This story explores themes of curiosity and disobedience through the narrative of a wealthy yet frightening man known as Blue Beard, who has a dark secret linked to his previous wives. Perrault’s tale serves as a warning about the dangers of curiosity and the consequences that can arise from defying authority. The story unfolds with Blue Beard, a wealthy nobleman, seeking a wife among two beautiful sisters, Fatima and Anne. After initially refusing his proposal due to his fearsome appearance, Fatima eventually marries him after being enchanted by his wealth and charm. Shortly after their marriage, Blue Beard departs on business, giving Fatima the keys to his many rooms but sternly forbidding her from entering one specific room—the blue closet. Overcome by curiosity, Fatima disobeys and discovers the grisly fate of Blue Beard’s previous wives, leading to her near execution at the hands of her husband upon his return. However, she is ultimately saved by the arrival of her brothers, who defeat Blue Beard, allowing Fatima to reclaim her life, inherit his wealth, and find happiness anew. The story concludes with a celebration of her newfound freedom and fortune, reflecting both moral lessons and the triumph of virtue over vice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43457/43457-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Fairy tales Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction Curiosity -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 52976 2025-07-17T12:49:59.559883 text/html 28653 2024-10-23T17:50:32 text/html 1472581 2025-07-17T12:50:01.496895 application/epub+zip 1470987 2025-07-17T12:50:00.008893 application/epub+zip 82370 2025-07-17T12:49:59.768889 application/epub+zip 1508369 2025-07-17T12:50:02.810913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1497593 2025-07-17T12:50:01.247863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110723 2022-09-19T19:35:21.670310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41924 2023-09-19T05:13:26.069697 text/plain 22081 2024-10-23T17:50:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18199 2025-07-17T12:50:02.951871 application/rdf+xml 27430 2025-07-17T12:49:59.833876 image/jpeg 3458 2025-07-17T12:49:59.802915 image/jpeg 1347824 2025-07-17T12:49:59.611914 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia