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The Popular Story of Blue Beard

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    The Popular Story of Blue Beard is a mythic fiction and folklore and fairy tales novel by Charles Perrault.

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    About The Popular Story of Blue Beard

    "The Popular Story of Blue Beard" by Anonymous and Charles Perrault is a French folktale first published in 1697. A wealthy nobleman with a dark secret proposes marriage to his neighbor's daughter. Despite her family's terror, she accepts and moves into his luxurious palace. When he departs on a journey, he grants her access to every room except one forbidden chamber. Overcome by curiosity, she enters—and discovers a horrifying truth about her husband's previous wives. Now she must escape his murderous wrath before becoming his next victim.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction
    • Children, Conduct of life, Juvenile fiction
    • Siblings, Juvenile fiction
    • Cruelty, Juvenile fiction
    • Murder, Juvenile fiction
    • Courtship, Juvenile fiction
    • Castles, Juvenile fiction
    • Wealth, Juvenile fiction
    • Obedience, Juvenile fiction
    • Husband and wife, Juvenile fiction
    • Curiosity, Juvenile fiction

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    Who wrote The Popular Story of Blue Beard?

    The Popular Story of Blue Beard was written by Charles Perrault.

    What genre is The Popular Story of Blue Beard?

    It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore and Classic Love Stories.

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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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