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Old French Fairy Tales (1920)
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Hardcover, 312 pages
Published
June 2nd 2008
by Kessinger Publishing
(first published 1857)
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I fell in love with this book and honestly, they don't give it much credit here in the U.S. I read all the fairy tales as a child and they are a permanent part of my library. These french tales are the foundation of our Disney movies. The book has great visuals and descriptions. The stories are timeless and unique. They have good lessons to be learned. The grammar is impeccable! I really wish they would make this a leather bound. The stories are about enchanted woods, princesses, magical animals...more
Voilà, je m'essaie à lire à voix haute la Comtesse de Ségur à ma fille, elle vient d'avoir quatre ans. Ces livres étaient mes préférés lorsque j'étais enfant, je suis curieuse de voir comment ma puce y réagira et ce que j'en penserait moi-même en tant qu'adultes.
Nous avons entamé la lecture il y a deux jours et avons donc deux chapitres de lu, ma fille me bombarde de question sur les personnages, sur qui est gentil, qui est méchant, sur le pourquoi de leurs comportements et de leur...more
Nous avons entamé la lecture il y a deux jours et avons donc deux chapitres de lu, ma fille me bombarde de question sur les personnages, sur qui est gentil, qui est méchant, sur le pourquoi de leurs comportements et de leur...more
I was surprised by the level of suspense of several of these tales - I actually found myself nervous at the outcome. The illustrations are whimsically beautiful - like something out of a dream. The language is a bit dry, but I'm sure that has more to do with something being lost in translation.
Mindy
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Old Books & Curiousities in Bay St. Louis, MS
This book of fairy tales is extraordinary (and reminds me that I really need to learn how to take better care of these old darlings). The engravings are amazing, and Sophie Rostopchine (a.k.a. La Comtesse) has an amazing story herself. This, her first work of fiction (apparently there was a children's health book and a children's Mass book before this one), was pubished when she was well past 50 years old. And to top all that off, the book itself has a nice, spidery inscription from an Isabel Wa...more
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