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Charles Perrault

Born

in Paris, France

January 12, 1628

Died

May 16, 1703

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Charles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales, offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, include: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hop o' My Thumb), Diamonds and Toads, Patient Griselda, The Ridiculous Wishes...

Perrault's most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets (e.g., Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty), plays, musicals, and films, both live-action and animation.

The Brothers Grimm retold their own versions of some of Perrault's fairy tales. ...more

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Charles Perrault’s books

Average rating: 4.05 · 64,788 ratings · 3,872 reviews · 1,961 distinct works • Similar authors

	Perrault's Fairy Tales 4.11 avg rating — 14,636 ratings — published 1697 — 231 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault, Malcolm Arthur (Translator), Fred Marcellino (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 9,133 ratings — published 1697 — 565 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault (adaptor/illustrator), James Marshall (Adapter) 4.02 avg rating — 1,577 ratings — published 1993 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Barbe Bleue by Charles Perrault, Jean Claverie (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 1,705 ratings — published 1697 — 230 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault, Sarah Moon (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 1,243 ratings — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tales of Mother Goose 3.98 avg rating — 983 ratings — published 1697 — 252 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beauty and the Beast 3.99 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 1891 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Donkey Skin by Charles Perrault, Barbara Hayes 3.59 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 1695 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods by Charles Perrault, Charles Welsh (Translator), Walter Crane (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 316 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	البنت والأسد by Charles Perrault, محمد عطية الإبراشي 3.77 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Charles Perrault,

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3.73 avg rating — 45 ratings

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Charles Perrault (editor)

4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings

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