{"id":13599,"date":"2014-02-08T12:40:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T17:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.weberbooks.com\/kindle\/?p=13599"},"modified":"2014-02-08T12:40:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-08T17:40:35","slug":"free-kindle-book-editors-picks-charles-perrault-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weberbooks.com\/kindle\/2014\/02\/08\/free-kindle-book-editors-picks-charles-perrault-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Kindle book editor’s picks: Charles Perrault edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Charles Perrault (1628 \u2013 1703) was a French author and member of the French Academy. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from pre-existing folk tales. The best known of his tales include Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, The Sleeping Beauty<\/em> and Bluebeard.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"charles\"<\/a>A new edition of Little Red Riding Hood<\/em> with color illustrations which normally costs $1.99 tops today’s Buffet.<\/p>\n

Many of Perrault’s stories, which were rewritten by the Brothers Grimm, continue to be printed and have been adapted to opera, ballet (such as Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty), theater, and film (Disney).<\/p>\n

The pilot episode of NBC’s Grimm<\/em> reveals that the Red Riding Hood stories were inspired by historic attacks by blutbaden, werewolf-like beings who have a deeply ingrained bloodlust and a weakness for victims wearing red.<\/p>\n

As usual, each book here has gone FREE within the past 24 hours, except for the Bargain books in the yellow section below. Warning: Kindle book promotions can end without notice, so before downloading click the link \u201cSee Kindle price at Amazon\u201d to verify that the book is still free. (Prices and availability may differ outside USA.)<\/p>\n

Little Red Riding Hood (Illustrated) (Fairy eBooks)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Children’s Books > Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths
\nAuthor: Charles Perrault, Walter Crane
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