Project Gutenberg 2014-04-14 Public domain in the USA. 159 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Perrault, Charles 1628 1703 The Popular Story of Blue Beard Embellished with neat Engravings Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard Adapted from Charles Perrault. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Popular Story of Blue Beard" by Anonymous and Charles Perrault is a dark fairy tale written in the late 17th century. This story, part of the larger tradition of fairy tales, delves into themes of curiosity, disobedience, and moral consequences. It revolves around a wealthy man known as Blue Beard, who is notorious for his grotesque appearance and the mysterious disappearances of his previous wives. The narrative follows Fatima, who becomes Blue Beard's wife despite her initial apprehensions about his fearsome reputation. Invited to explore his opulent castle, she is given a set of keys but is forbidden to enter one specific room—the blue closet. Unable to resist her curiosity, she eventually breaks this rule, discovering the gruesome fate of Blue Beard's former wives within. This act of disobedience leads to a dramatic confrontation between Fatima and Blue Beard, who seeks to punish her. In a fortunate turn of events, her brothers arrive just in time to rescue her, defeating Blue Beard and freeing Fatima from his tyranny. The story concludes with Fatima inheriting Blue Beard's wealth, using it to live generously, and ultimately finding love again. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45381/45381-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction Murder -- Juvenile fiction Courtship -- Juvenile fiction Castles -- Juvenile fiction Wealth -- Juvenile fiction Obedience -- Juvenile fiction Husband and wife -- Juvenile fiction Curiosity -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 56447 2025-07-18T10:55:39.818091 text/html 32135 2024-10-24T05:16:26 text/html 11273126 2025-07-18T10:55:43.426117 application/epub+zip 11265312 2025-07-18T10:55:40.753119 application/epub+zip 84575 2025-07-18T10:55:40.174088 application/epub+zip 11293674 2025-07-18T10:55:45.489089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11280246 2025-07-18T10:55:42.448118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113525 2022-09-20T17:31:05.056525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41109 2025-07-18T10:55:39.491092 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21248 2024-10-24T05:16:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20879 2025-07-18T10:55:45.635046 application/rdf+xml 24047 2025-07-18T10:55:40.254077 image/jpeg 3213 2025-07-18T10:55:40.214085 image/jpeg 10704960 2025-07-18T10:55:39.959110 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 fr.wikipedia More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia en.wikipedia