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Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye

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  • 1675 first published
  • 160 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (4 ratings)
  • 206 editions
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Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye is a 1675 fae fiction and folklore and fairy tales story collection by Charles Perrault. Much of the action takes place in France. Readers will find themes of nursery rhymes, fairy tales, Folklore and readers.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 164 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 206 editions across 10 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 932 times in the last 30 days.

At about 160 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.

About Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye

In these two volumes bound as one are seven fairy tales each from Perrault and Andersen.
Description from Open Library

Opening line

“ONCE UPON A TIME there lived a king and queen who were grieved, more grieved than words can tell, because they had no children.”

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Nursery rhymes
  • France
  • Children's stories, French
  • Fairy tales
  • Folklore
  • Readers
  • Children's stories, Danish
  • Contes
  • Problèmes et exercices
  • Contes des fées, Perrault, Charles
  • Folklore, france
  • Children's stories
  • Children's fiction
  • Adventure and adventurers
  • World politics
  • Periodicals

Quick answers

Who wrote Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye?

Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye was written by Charles Perrault and first published in 1675.

What genre is Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction and Fairy Tales & Folklore.

How long is Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye?

The median edition has 160 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye free to read?

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.

What books are similar to Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Ugly Duckling, Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales and Kinder- und Hausmärchen.

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