Mesdemoiselles De Marsange, Parts 1-2 (1757) (French Edition)

Literature & Fiction

De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

Beauty and the Beast

This is the first published version of Beauty and the Beast, written by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the mid-18th century and translated by James Robinson Planché. It is a novel-length story intended for adult readers, addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. There is also a wealth of rich back story as to how the Prince became cursed and revelations about Beauty's parentage, which fail to appear in subsequent versions of the now classic fairy tale.

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

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This is the first published version of Beauty and the Beast, written by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the mid-18th century and translated by James Robinson Planché. It is a novel-length story intended for adult readers, addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry.  There is also a wealth of rich back story as to how the Prince became cursed and revelations about Beauty's parentage, which fail to appear in subsequent versions of the now classic fairy tale.

Classics

27 versions of Beauty and the Beast:Cupid and PsycheThe de Beaumont translationThe Singing, Springing LarkEast of the Sun and West of the MoonThe Summer and Winter GardenThe Clinking Clanking LowesleafThe Little Nut TwigLittle Broomstick Beauty and the HorseThe Singing RoseThe Bear PrinceThe Small-Tooth DogThe Enchanted TsarévichThe Enchanted FrogThe Prince Who Was Changed Into A SnakeThe Three Daughters of King O'HaraThe Brown Bull of RinglewoodThe Story of Five HeadsAnd more... Every significant version of the beloved classic in one anthology for an unbeatable low price!

Beauty and the Beast: The Ultimate Collection

Jacobs, Joseph

GRIMM, BROTHERS

Bechstein, Ludwig

Colshorn, Carl

Addy, Sidney Oldall

Bay, J. Christian

Sutermeister, Otto

Lamb,Charles

Magnus, Leonard

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Beauty and the Beast By Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve A wealthy, widowed merchant lives in a mansion with his six children, three sons and three daughters. All his daughters are very beautiful, but the youngest, Beauty, is the most lovely, as well as kind, well-read and pure of heart; while the two elder sisters, in contrast, are wicked, selfish, vain and spoiled. They secretly taunt Beauty and treat her more like a servant than a sister. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea. He and his children are consequently forced to live in a small farmhouse and work for their living. After some years of this, the merchant hears that one of the trade ships he had sent off has arrived back in port, having escaped the destruction of its compatriots. He returns to the city to discover whether it contains anything valuable. Before leaving, he asks his children if they wish for him to bring any gifts back for them. The sons ask for weaponry and horses to hunt with, whereas his oldest daughters ask for clothing, jewels and the finest dresses possible, thinking his wealth has returned. Beauty is satisfied with the promise of a rose, as none grow in their part of the country. The merchant, to his dismay, finds that his ship's cargo has been seized to pay his debts, leaving him without money to buy his children their presents.

Beauty and the Beast (Classics - Beauty and the Beast)

Children's Books

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

This is the first published version of Beauty and the Beast, written by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the mid-18th century and translated by James Robinson Planché. It is a novel-length story intended for adult readers, addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. There is also a wealth of rich back story as to how the Prince became cursed and revelations about Beauty's parentage, which fail to appear in subsequent versions of the now classic fairy tale.

Beauty and the Beast is a magical tale of love, understanding, and triumph. Late one night a merchant becomes lost in the woods and stumbles upon a seemingly deserted castle. Hungry and tired, he enters the castle and finds a feast laid out on a grand table. Finding no one else in the castle, he eats the food himself. In the morning as he leaves he finds a beautiful rose bush in the garden and picks a single flower for his daughter Belle. Suddenly a beast appears and tells him he must die for abusing his hospitality. The merchant explains that he only picked the rose for his daughter. The Beast makes a deal with him that he can take the rose and other riches back to his daughter but only if he agrees to return and does not tell his daughter of the deal. The merchant agrees and makes his way home. He is unable to keep this terrible secret from Belle and when she finds out she returns to the Castle in his place. This is a wonderfully enchanting story, from the opening Once Upon a Time until the final Happily Ever After. A story your children will cherish for years.

Beauty and the Beast (Illustrated Edition)

Wilder_Publications

The theft of a single rose has monstrous consequences for Beauty and her father. Because this is no ordinary rose...and this is no ordinary fairytale. Narrated by a pair of mischievous fairies, a very helpful Rabbit, and a Thoughtsnatcher machine, this timeless story is sure to surprise, delight and enchant.

Arts, Music & Photography

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