Perrault's Fairy Tales - Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton
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‘Perrault’s Fairy Tales’ are accompanied by the dazzling illustrations of a master of the trade; Honor C. Appleton (1879 – 1951). Appleton illustrated over one-hundred-and-fifty books during the course of her career, with her most famous works including Our Nursery Rhyme Book (1912), Charles Perrault’s Fairy Tales (1919), and the collected stories of Hans Christian Andersen (1922). As her career progressed, she began producing bolder images for literary classics – but her best-loved drawings remain those for the children’s market. Presented alongside the text, Appleton’s enchanting creations serve to further refine and enhance Perrault’s magical storytelling
Pook Press celebrates the great ‘Golden Age of Illustration‘ in children’s classics and fairy tales – a period of unparalleled excellence in book illustration. We publish rare and vintage Golden Age illustrated books, in high-quality colour editions, so that the masterful artwork and story-telling can continue to delight both young and old.
Charles Perrault
Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was a French author best known for his contribution to the creation of the fairy-tale genre. His most notable works include "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Puss in Boots," "The Sleeping Beauty," and "Bluebeard." Many of his tales have been adapted into operas, ballets, plays, and films.
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The Sleeping Beauty
ONCE upon a time there lived a King and Queen who were in great trouble because they had no children. They were sorrier about it than words can tell. They offered up prayers, made vows and pilgrimages, moved heaven and earth—and for a long time it all seemed to be of no use. At last, however, their wish was granted, and the Queen became the mother of a baby-girl. Such a fine christening was never seen before. All the Fairies who could be found in the country—there were seven of them—were invited as godmothers of the little Princess. As each one was bound to bring a fairy-gift—this being the custom with the Fairies of those times—it stood to reason that the Princess would have everything you could think of to make her perfectly good and beautiful and happy.
After the christening was over, the whole company went back to the King’s palace, where there was a great festival in honour of the Fairies. A magnificent banquet was spread for them, and in front of each Fairy was set a solid gold casket, holding a knife and fork and spoon of beaten gold, studded with diamonds and rubies. But, as they all took their places at the table, along came an old Fairy who had not been asked to the feast, because for the last fifty years she had never come out of the Tower in which she lived, and everybody believed her either dead or under some spell.
The King ordered that a place should be laid for her; but there was no means of giving her a solid gold casket like those that had been put before the others, because only seven had been made for the seven Fairies who were expected. The old crone fancied herself slighted, and muttered some threat or other between her teeth. Now, one of the young Fairies, who happened to be near, heard this, and guessing that the old Fairy might revenge herself by dowering the little Princess with some piece of ill-luck, she hid herself behind the tapestries as soon as the company had risen from the table. She did this so that she might be the last to speak, and could repair as far as possible any evil that the old Fairy might be intending.
Meanwhile, the Fairies began to bestow their gifts upon the Princess. The youngest promised, as her gift, that the Princess should be the most beautiful woman in the world; the next, that she should be cleverer than any mere mortal could hope to be; the third, that whatever she should set her hand to she should do it with the most exquisite grace; the fourth, that she should dance divinely; the fifth, that she should sing like a nightingale; and the sixth, that she should be complete mistress of every sort of musical instrument. Then came the old Fairy’s turn. Shaking her head—more through spite than through age—she said that the Princess would one day prick her hand with a spindle, and die