Author: Angela Carter
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143105361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Little Red Riding Hood. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. Bluebeard. The Fairies. Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely regarded as one of England’s most imaginative writers, adapted them for contemporary readers. The result is a cornucopia of fantastic characters and timeless adventures, stylishly retold by a modern literary visionary. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Author: Angela Carter
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141189956
Category : Children's stories, French
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
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. Angela Carter Came Across Perrault'S Work And Set Out To Adapt The Stories For Modern Readers Of English. In Breathing New Life Into These Classic Fables, She Produced Versions That Live On As Classics In Their Own Right, Marked As Much By Her Signature Wit, Irony, And Subversiveness As They Are By The Qualities That Have Made Them Universally Appealing For Centuries.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141189956
Category : Children's stories, French
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
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. Angela Carter Came Across Perrault'S Work And Set Out To Adapt The Stories For Modern Readers Of English. In Breathing New Life Into These Classic Fables, She Produced Versions That Live On As Classics In Their Own Right, Marked As Much By Her Signature Wit, Irony, And Subversiveness As They Are By The Qualities That Have Made Them Universally Appealing For Centuries.
Little Red Riding Hood
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Tom eMusic
ISBN: 1623210100
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Little Red Riding Hood is a young girl, so called because of the red cloak she wears. One day her mother asks her to take some food to her sick grandmother, who lives in a clearing in the nearby forest. On the way to her grandmother, she meets an apparently friendly wolf, and since she had many friends in the animal kingdom, sees no harm in stopping to talk with him. But the wolf is not as he appears to be! The wolf has sinister plans and Little Red Riding Hood’s sweet and trusting nature may soon prove to be her downfall. Loved by generations of children and adults alike, this classic tale teaches children to always be mindful of strangers and not to simply trust everyone they meet.
Publisher: Tom eMusic
ISBN: 1623210100
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Little Red Riding Hood is a young girl, so called because of the red cloak she wears. One day her mother asks her to take some food to her sick grandmother, who lives in a clearing in the nearby forest. On the way to her grandmother, she meets an apparently friendly wolf, and since she had many friends in the animal kingdom, sees no harm in stopping to talk with him. But the wolf is not as he appears to be! The wolf has sinister plans and Little Red Riding Hood’s sweet and trusting nature may soon prove to be her downfall. Loved by generations of children and adults alike, this classic tale teaches children to always be mindful of strangers and not to simply trust everyone they meet.
Little Red Riding Hood and Other Stories
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Everyman's Library
ISBN: 0804153698
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"Puss in Boots," "Blue Beard," "Tom Thumb," and other beloved fairy tale classics, as set down by the man who first rescued them from the oral tradition in the 17th century. Contains six color plates and 30 black-and-white illustrations.
Publisher: Everyman's Library
ISBN: 0804153698
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
"Puss in Boots," "Blue Beard," "Tom Thumb," and other beloved fairy tale classics, as set down by the man who first rescued them from the oral tradition in the 17th century. Contains six color plates and 30 black-and-white illustrations.
Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Other Favorite Tales
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: Harry N.Abrams
ISBN: 9780810940147
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This profusely illustrated volume presents Perrault's original 17th century texts--filled with beautiful princesses, evil ogres, talking cats, and fairy godmothers--and their concluding morals. Full color throughout.
Publisher: Harry N.Abrams
ISBN: 9780810940147
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
This profusely illustrated volume presents Perrault's original 17th century texts--filled with beautiful princesses, evil ogres, talking cats, and fairy godmothers--and their concluding morals. Full color throughout.
Little Red Riding Hood
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781497422438
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"...Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed. She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes, and said to her, "Grandmother, what big arms you have!" "All the better to hug you with, my dear." "Grandmother, what big legs you have!" "All the better to run with, my child." "Grandmother, what big ears you have!" "All the better to hear with, my child." "Grandmother, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to see with, my child." "Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!" "All the better to eat you up with!" Every version of Little Red Riding Hood in one awesome anthology! Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Cap Little Red Hood The Grandmother The True History of Little Golden-Hood The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck Red Riding-hood Little Red Hat The Wolf and the Three Girls Cattarinetta The Wolf-King
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781497422438
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
"...Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed. She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes, and said to her, "Grandmother, what big arms you have!" "All the better to hug you with, my dear." "Grandmother, what big legs you have!" "All the better to run with, my child." "Grandmother, what big ears you have!" "All the better to hear with, my child." "Grandmother, what big eyes you have!" "All the better to see with, my child." "Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!" "All the better to eat you up with!" Every version of Little Red Riding Hood in one awesome anthology! Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Cap Little Red Hood The Grandmother The True History of Little Golden-Hood The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck Red Riding-hood Little Red Hat The Wolf and the Three Girls Cattarinetta The Wolf-King