The fairy tales of Madame d'Aulnoy, newly done into English
566 pages•about 11 h 45 min to read•Public domain
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About this book
Here are English versions of Madame d’Aulnoy’s French literary fairy tales, first shaped for the courtly salon culture of the late seventeenth century. Magic enters royal households, where love and marriage often turn on enchantment and tests of character. In “The White Cat,” an enchanted animal occupies a world of princes and courtly obligations, giving d’Aulnoy room to play with disguise and rank. Her tales have more ceremony and social wit than the spare folk stories many readers may expect.
