Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 12 January 1628 Paris, France |
| Died | 16 May 1703 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Author |
Charles Perrault (12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author who started the literary genre of fairy tales. His best known tales include the following:
- Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood)
- La Belle au bois dormant (Sleeping Beauty)
- Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté (Puss in Boots)
- Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre (Cinderella)
- La Barbe bleue (Bluebeard)
- Le Petit Poucet (Hop o' My Thumb)
- Les Fées (Diamonds and Toads)
- La Marquise de Salusses ou la Patience de Griselidis (Patient Griselda)
- Les Souhaits ridicules (The Ridiculous Wishes)
- Peau d'Âne (Donkeyskin)
- Riquet à la houppe (Ricky of the Tuft).
Related pages
- Brothers Grimm, wrote their own versions of some of Perrault's stories
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Perrault.
- SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages: Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Works by Charles Perrault at Project Gutenberg
- Great resource to introduce young children to Perrault Fairy Tales.
- (in French) Charles Perrault, his work in audio version Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.