BEAUTIES, BEASTS AND ENCHANTMENT CLASSIC FRENCH FAIRY TALES p A beautiful new collection of 36 French fairy tales translated into English by renowned writer and authority on fairy tales, Jack Zipes. Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Sleepy Beauty, Puss In Boots, Bluebeard, and Little Red Riding Hood are some of the classic fairy tales in this amazing book. There are many stories here by Charles Perrault, the most famous author of French conte de fees. p p Includes a generous number of exquisite illustrations from fairy tale collections. p p 'Terrific... a succulent array of 17th and 18th century 'salon' fairy tales' p - The New York Times Book Review p 'These tales are adventurous, thrilling in a way fairy tales are meant to be... The translation from the French is modern, happily free of archaic and hyperbolic language... a fine and sophisticated collection' p - New York Tribune p 'Enjoyable to read... a unique collection of French regional folklore' p - Library Journal p 'Charming st