A must for Game Masters and Players with a taste for the faerie tale. The king and queen invite seven fairies to the christening of their baby girl to give gifts to her.

They transmute into vivid fantasies the hidden fears and conflicts by which children are affected: fears of abandonment, or worse, conflicts with siblings and parents, and the trials of growing up.ĭore's magnificent illustrations are the ideal complement to the tales in many cases responsible for forming the visions we associate with these classic tales. One of the earliest written versions of the Sleeping Beauty tale was by Charles Perrault. Perrault's tales were enjoyed in the salons of Louis XIV as much as they were loved in the nursery, and it is their wit, humour, and lively detail that capture the imagination of adult and child alike. Angela Carter came across Perrault's work and set out to adapt the stories for modern readers of English. This translation by Christopher Betts captures the tone and flavour of Perrault's world, and the delightful spirit of the originals.įairy Tales Rendered Charmingly, Sometimes Darkly In eighteenth century France, Charles Perrault rescued from the oral tradition fairy tales that are known and loved even today by virtually all children in the West. In addition to the familiar stories, this edition also includes the three verse tales ― the troubling account of patient Griselda, the comic Three Silly Wishes, and the notorious Donkey-Skin. You will find yourself in a mystical universe in which brave princes save. Charles Perraults versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood Sleeping Beauty. The Perraults by Oded Rabinovitch In The Perraults, Oded Rabinovitch takes the fascinating eponymous literary and scientific family as an entry point into the complex and rapidly changing world of early modern France. The Complete Fairy Tales - Perrault (Clothbound Hardcover)īy Charles Perrault - Illustrated by Gustav DoreĬharles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day. Charles Perraults world of Fairy Tales will transport you to another time.

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