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Charles Perrault

Biography

Charles Perrault

Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from pre-existing folk tales.

Charles Perrault

Books by Charles Perrault

Cinderella
by Charles Perrault - Classics, Fairy Tale, Fiction

Translated by Anthea Bell, this Perrault's classic tale is still timeless today. Sweet, beautiful Cinderella, cruelly mistreated by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, is helped by her magical fairy godmother, who turns Cinderella's rags into a sumptuous ball gown and sends her off to win the heart of a handsome prince.