Perrault, Charles 1628-1703 creator Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine) 1651?-1705 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie 1711-1780 Robinson, Charles 1870-1937 text utu 2010 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Tales of Passed Times" by Charles Perrault is a collection of literary fairy tales published in Paris in 1697. Written after Perrault retired from serving Louis XIV's court, these stories emerged during a period when fairy tales captivated Parisian aristocratic salons. The collection includes eight iconic tales, each concluding with a cynical moral lesson. Perrault transformed simple plots into elaborate narratives for noble audiences, reflecting themes of class superiority and Catholic beliefs. The work became instantly popular, requiring two reprints in its first year. (This is an automatically generated summary.) The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Little Red Riding-Hood -- Blue Beard -- Master cat, or, Puss in boots -- The fairies -- Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper -- Riquet with the tuft -- Little Thumbling -- Beauty and the beast -- The benevolent frog -- Princess Rosette. Includes "Beauty and the beast" by Mme. Le Prince de Beaumont and "The benevolent frog" and "Princess Rosette" by Mme la Comtesse d'Aulnoy. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9 Release date is 2010-08-23 Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) Original publication data not identified Fairy tales Fairy tales -- France Children's stories, French -- Translations into English PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33511 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33511 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133750.0 33511