"Beauty and the Beast" by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont is a timeless fairy tale about love conquering all. Set in a world of curses and enchanted castles, it tells the story of a selfless young woman who trades her freedom to save her father from a terrifying Beast. Isolated in the Beast’s palace, she looks beyond his monstrous appearance and sees kindness within. Their growing bond blossoms into love during her stay, but when she leaves to care for her ailing father, despair nearly consumes the Beast. Her return and declaration of love lifts the curse, revealing a handsome prince and proving that true beauty resides in the heart, while those with cruel hearts face their own misfortune.
Beauty and the Beast
By Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
A compassionate woman discovers the hidden heart of a fearsome creature, unlocking a love that shatters a magical curse and reveals a prince.
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About the AuthorJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was a French novelist who wrote the best-known version of Beauty and the Beast, an abridged adaptation of the 1740 fairy tale by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Born to a middle-class family, she was raised alongside her younger sister, Catherine Aimée. Both were provided education at a convent school and stayed on as teachers. Rather than remain and take her vow as a nun, she left for Metz, France, and became a governess for a prominent family in a court in Lunéville. As a long-time educator, she became well known for her written works on behavior and instructional teaching for young women. Her interest in the genre of education contributed to her inclusion of fairytales to teach moral behavior.
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was a French novelist who wrote the best-known version of Beauty and the Beast, an abridged adaptation of the 1740 fairy tale by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve. Born to a middle-class family, she was raised alongside her younger sister, Catherine Aimée. Both were provided education at a convent school and stayed on as teachers. Rather than remain and take her vow as a nun, she left for Metz, France, and became a governess for a prominent family in a court in Lunéville. As a long-time educator, she became well known for her written works on behavior and instructional teaching for young women. Her interest in the genre of education contributed to her inclusion of fairytales to teach moral behavior.
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