{"product_id":"perraults-complete-fairy-tales-jong-ho-park-9798199012386","title":"Perrault's Complete Fairy Tales: The Unabridged, Uncensored Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond the Fairy Tale: The Original 1697 Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForget the softened versions you heard as a child.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition returns to Charles Perrault's fairy tales in a form closely faithful to the original 1697 publication-before centuries of adaptation transformed them into sentimental children's stories. Elegant yet severe, restrained yet quietly cruel, these tales preserve the harsh logic of European folk tradition while reflecting the sophistication of seventeenth-century French literary culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside this collection, you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTranslations closely based on the original 1697 texts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe darker moral atmosphere\u003c\/b\u003e often removed from later editions\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003ePerrault's distinctive blend of irony, restraint, and social observation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Classic tales including \u003ci\u003eCinderella\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBluebeard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, and more\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eThe three original verse tales\u003c\/b\u003e included alongside the prose fairy tales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than modernized retellings, these translations aim to preserve the tone, structure, and literary character of Perrault's earliest published versions while presenting the complete collection in accessible modern English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStep back into the world of the French salons and discover the fairy tales as they originally entered literature: refined, unsettling, and quietly merciless.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jong-Ho Park,Charles Perrault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199012386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Jong-Ho Park","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659947258111,"sku":"9798199012386","price":9.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perraults-complete-fairy-tales-jong-ho-park-9798199012386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}