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Four and Twenty Fairy Tales: Selected from Those of Perrault, and Other Popular Writers

by J. R. Planché

Level C1 · AdvancedChildren's10 chapters
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About this book

A mysterious man with a blue beard, feared for his past and strange appearance, wins the heart of a beautiful young woman. As he leaves on a long journey, he entrusts her with keys that unlock secrets she is warned never to explore.

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Contents

10 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03PREFACE.
04CHARLES PERRAULT.
05THE COUNTESS DE MURAT.
06MADEMOISELLE DE LA FORCE.
07THE COUNT DE CAYLUS.
08MADEMOISELLE DE LUBERT.
09MADAME DE BEAUMONT.
10APPENDIX.

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