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Fairy Tales & Folklore

Beauty and the Beast

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    Beauty and the Beast is a folklore and fairy tales novel by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Readers will find themes of fairy tales.

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    About Beauty and the Beast

    "Beauty and the Beast" by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont is a fairy tale published in 1756. When a merchant plucks a rose from an enchanted castle, he faces death at the hands of a hideous Beast—unless one of his daughters takes his place. Beauty volunteers to save her father and enters a world of luxury and mystery, where a monstrous host asks nightly for her companionship while she dreams of a handsome prisoner. Her choice will determine both their fates.
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    Who wrote Beauty and the Beast?

    Beauty and the Beast was written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.

    What genre is Beauty and the Beast?

    It is usually shelved as Fairy Tales & Folklore.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Wind in the Willows and Five Children and It.

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