by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont · REINO DE CORDELIA S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788494094057
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Beauty and the Beast is a traditional European fairy tale. This edition by Reino de Cordelia tells the story of Bella, the daughter of a rich merchant who, by chance, has to go and live in the castle of a Beast who intends to kill her. However, Beast falls madly in love with Bella and not only spares her life but proposes marriage. This version is illustrated by Walter Crane, which gives it a special strength and romanticism that has made it one of the great classics of children's literature.
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was a French writer 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.
