Four and Twenty Tales, Selected From Those of Perrault and Other Popular Writers, Tr. by J.R. Planché

by James Robinson Planché (Editor and Translator), Charles Perrault (Contributor), Various (Contributors)

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600 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1858

About the author

James Robinson Planché (1796-1880) was a British dramatist, antiquary and officer of arms. Over a period of approximately 60 years he wrote, adapted, or collaborated on 176 plays in a wide range of genres including extravaganza, farce, comedy, burletta, melodrama and opera. Planché was responsible for introducing historically accurate costume into nineteenth century British theatre, and subsequently became an acknowledged expert on historical costume, publishing a number of works on the topic. Planché's interest in historical costume led to other antiquarian research, including heraldry and genealogy.

Reviews

[MJ]

this was stuck in my “currently reading” shelf for four years but i actually finished it in 2014 lmao

i love fairy tale collections and this one is a good selection of all the greats

[Joline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the Beauty and the Beast story, it was WILD. Monkeys in suits that talk via parrot interpreters? Basically a platos cave allegory thing but with italian opera and a mirror? It was a fun time tho even tho it was like very old english so a lot of ‘thee’s and ‘thou’s.

[Gillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Includes classics such as Beauty and the Beast, and some sweet or interesting little or un-known tales. Best to mix this book with others that you're reading. At least, I found myself in fairy overload at times, and quite often wondered at the end of a story what the point had been.

[LordBeefBurger · Rating 5 out of 5]

ORIGINAL BEAUTY AND THE BEAST STORY. I bought this book solely because it contains the original story of the Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, instead of the more popular, shortened version by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. As a fan of the story and the Disney movie, this was a real treat for me.

[Inoli]

The edition I have of this is actually a .pdf file. It was digitized by and acquired from Google Books.