Beauty and the Beast - Softcover

De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544037554 ISBN 13: 9781544037554

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

This is the first published version of Beauty and the Beast, written by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the mid-18th century and translated by James Robinson Planché. It is a novel-length story intended for adult readers, addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. There is also a wealth of rich back story as to how the Prince became cursed and revelations about Beauty's parentage, which fail to appear in subsequent versions of the now classic fairy tale.

About this title

About the Author:

Timothy Knapman studied history at Oxford. Since then he has spent his time writing plays, musicals, songs, operas, and children's books. His books include the best-selling Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, Eleanor's Eyebrows, and Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. They have been translated into 15 languages and have been read on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Tim has also written for CBeebies' -Driver Dan's Story Train.-
Christopher Flint was born in southern France and grew up in Toulouse, where he still lives. He has worked in contemporary art, children's books, advertising, and as an animal illustrator. When he is not illustrating, he teaches.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1544037554
• ISBN 13: 9781544037554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 89