Not published till sixty-six years after his death. Knowledge mainly from D'Alembert's history of the French Academy andįrom his own memoirs, which were written for his grandchildren, but We areįortunate in knowing a great deal about his varied life, deriving our He was one of the best-liked personages of his own great age,Īnd he has remained ever since a prime favourite of mankind. Harles Perrault must have been as charming a fellow as a man could
" Curiosity made him put his eye to the keyhole" " Truth to tell, this new ornament did not set off her " A long black pudding came winding and wriggling " Jupiter appeared before him wielding his mighty " He brought them home by the very same way they came" " Little Thumb was as good as his word, and returned " Riquet with the Tuft appeared to her the finest Prince " The Prince believed he had given her more with than " She left behind one of her glass slippers, which the " Any one but Cinderilla would have dressed their " Away she drove, scarce able to contain herself for joy" " The Marquis gave his hand to the Princess, and "' I will have it so,' replied the Queen, 'and will eat " He saw, upon a bed, the finest sight was ever beheld" The Prince enquires of the aged Countryman " At this very instant the young Fairy came out from " This man had the misfortune to have a blue beard" "' What, is not the key of my closet among the rest?'" "' Am I come hither to serve you with water, pray?'" Images of the original pages are available through
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