The complete fairy tales - Perrault, Charles (Oxford University Press, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references
History of Griselda -- Letter to M. ..., on sending him The history of Griselda -- Three silly wishes -- Donkey-skin -- To Mademoiselle -- The sleeping beauty in the wood -- Little Red Riding-Hood -- Bluebeard -- Puss in boots -- The fairies -- Cinderella -- Ricky the Tuft -- Hop o' my thumb -- Appendix A : Selected tales related to Perrault's Contes -- Appendix B : Early versions of the last part of Sleeping Beauty and of The fairies
Charles Perrault's versions gave classic status to the humble fairy tale, and it is in his telling that the stories of Little Red Riding-Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and the rest have been passed down from the seventeenth century to the present day. Perrault's tales were enjoyed in the salons of Louis XIV as much as they were loved in the nursery, and it is their wit, humour, and lively detail that capture the imagination of adult and child alike. They transmute into vividfantasies the hidden fears and conflicts by which children are affected: fears of abandonment, or worse, conflicts wit