Charles Perrault

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Charles Perrault (1628–1703) was a French author born in Paris. He was elected as a member of the Académie Française and worked as an advisor in the court of Louis XIV. Perrault is best known for writing The Tales of Mother Goose and is considered to be a founder of the fairy tale genre.

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Books by Charles Perrault

The Essential European Fairy Tales Collection (Boxed Set)

Grimms' Fairy Tales; Joseph Jacobs's English Fairy Tales; Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales; Charles Perrault's Tales of Mother Goose

By Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Joseph Jacobs, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault

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This giftable boxed set contains four beautiful volumes of timeless fairy tale classics by Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Joseph Jacobs.

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Charles Perrault's Tales of Mother Goose

By Charles Perrault

Eight timeless fairy tales by Charles Perrault from “Cinderella” to “Bluebeard” are available together in this beautiful collectible edition.

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