Overview

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“My heart is good, but still I am a monster.”

A poor merchant, lost deep in the woods during a storm, seeks refuge in a forbidding castle. Thinking it is deserted, he takes advantage of the food and shelter he finds there. But when he plucks a rose from the garden as a gift for his daughter, he is attacked by a hideous beast who demands the merchant’s daughter, Beauty, in repayment for his hospitality. Banished to the castle and fearful for her life, Beauty surrenders herself to the mercy of the Beast…

This edition includes Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s version of the classic story, and brings together many other best-loved fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, many of which have been the subject of film adaptations.

Other classic stories included in this edition

Beauty and the Beast

The Ugly Duckling

The Emperor’s New Suit

The Little Mermaid

Little Tiny, or Thumbelina

The Princess and the Pea

The Red Shoes

Rapunzel

Hansel and Gretel

Little Red-Cap, or Little Red Riding Hood

The Elves and the Shoemaker

Snow-White and Rose-Red

Blue Beard

Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

Puss in Boots

Little Tom Thumb