Project Gutenberg 2013-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 284 Perrault, Charles 1628 1703 Southall, Joseph E. Southall, Joseph Edward 73179756 The Story of Blue-Beard Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard Produced by Chris Curnow, Matthias Grammel 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 Story of Blue-Beard" by Charles Perrault is a classic fairy tale written in the late 17th century. This narrative illustrates the perils of curiosity and disobedience, centering on the eerie figure of Blue Beard, a wealthy man whose blue facial hair makes him terrifying to potential brides. The book serves as a cautionary tale about trust and the consequences of ignoring warnings. The tale follows the journey of Blue Beard, who, despite his wealth and luxurious possessions, struggles to find a bride due to his ominous reputation. He eventually marries a young woman, giving her keys to his mansion with a strict warning not to enter a forbidden closet. Driven by curiosity and the influence of her friends, she disobeys this command, discovering the gruesome truth of Blue Beard's previous wives, whom he had killed. When Blue Beard returns and learns of her disobedience, he threatens her life, but she cleverly sends for her brothers, who rescue her just in time. Ultimately, Blue Beard is killed, and the young woman inherits his fortune, creating a new life for herself and her family away from his dark past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44288/44288-h/images/i_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 53235 2025-07-18T03:52:27.710887 text/html 30042 2024-10-23T20:02:42 text/html 1795853 2025-07-18T03:52:30.409902 application/epub+zip 1793961 2025-07-18T03:52:28.592893 application/epub+zip 850993 2025-07-18T03:52:28.140901 application/epub+zip 1828079 2025-07-18T03:52:31.908955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1049019 2025-07-18T03:52:29.967933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107691 2022-09-20T08:03:15.852081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32347 2025-07-18T03:52:27.435952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12369 2024-10-23T20:02:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17979 2025-07-18T03:52:32.043877 application/rdf+xml 24060 2025-07-18T03:52:28.209897 image/jpeg 3364 2025-07-18T03:52:28.174934 image/jpeg 1717973 2025-07-18T03:52:27.770965 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