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The Island of Happiness: Tales of Madame d'Aulnoy

Madame d'Aulnoy,

Natalie Frank (Contributor)

Start date: May 14, 2021

Finish date: July 14, 2021

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Mar 18, 2021 Margaret rated it really liked it

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It's really nice to finally get a collection of fairytales translated and published by the woman who coined the term, Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy. Many of these 8 tales appear in anthologies, but not in a single volume like this. Jack Zipes' introduction was really fascinating. Or, rather, he showed how fascinating Madame d'Aulnoy was! She tried to murder her husband! And then tried to murder her BFFs abusive husband! Woah.

The tales themselves aren't the type of fairytales you'd find in the Grimms ...more

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May 16, 2021 Stacy marked it as to-read

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