Project Gutenberg 2024-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 136 E. V. B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle) 1825 1916 Boyle, Eleanor Vere Gordon, Hon. B., E. V. (Eleanor Vere Boyle) Boyle, Mrs. Richard Cavendish Boyle, Richard Cavendish, Mrs. Beauty and the beast : $b An old tale new-told, with pictures $aLondon :$bSampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, $c1875, pubdate 1885. Alan, Mairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Beauty and the Beast: An Old Tale New-Told, with Pictures by E. V. B." is a retelling of the classic fairy tale, likely written in the late 19th century, during the Victorian era. This book presents itself as a storybook aimed at a younger audience, blending themes of beauty, kindness, and the transformative power of love. It encapsulates the essence of the original narrative, highlighting the journey of its titular characters and exploring concepts of inner beauty versus outer appearances. The storyline follows Beauty, the youngest daughter of a once-rich merchant who finds himself impoverished. Beauty, distinguished by her kindness and innate loveliness, is eventually taken to live with the Beast, a creature cursed to live in a monstrous form until someone loves him despite his appearance. Throughout her stay, Beauty refuses the Beast's marriage proposal nightly while growing to appreciate the gentle soul beneath his fearsome exterior. When her jealous sisters conspire to delay her return, she dreams of the Beast in distress. Ultimately, her love for him frees him from his curse, revealing his true form as a prince. The tale culminates in their joyous reunion and wedding, surrounded by the redemption of Beauty's family, emphasizing the enduring power of love and acceptance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/beauty-and-the-beast-eleanor-vere-boyle/page/n7/mode/2up 20240616135604boyle 1875 GB Reading ease score: 82.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 88748 2025-06-29T09:57:34.485696 text/html 62437 2024-08-18T07:20:50 text/html 3678776 2025-06-29T09:57:37.869747 application/epub+zip 3678562 2025-06-29T09:57:35.722678 application/epub+zip 266082 2025-06-29T09:57:35.158751 application/epub+zip 4398856 2025-06-29T09:57:39.528673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4387816 2025-06-29T09:57:37.446729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71350 2025-06-29T09:57:34.187731 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51421 2024-08-18T07:20:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16172 2025-06-29T09:57:39.655659 application/rdf+xml 16481 2025-06-29T09:57:35.366686 image/jpeg 2731 2025-06-29T09:57:35.261692 image/jpeg 3891783 2025-06-29T09:57:34.576690 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