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The Story of Blue-Beard

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

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    About The Story of Blue-Beard

    "The Story of Blue-Beard" by Charles Perrault is a French folktale first published in 1697. A wealthy nobleman with a dark history of vanished wives takes a new bride. When he leaves her alone in his palace with keys to every room but one forbidden chamber, her curiosity becomes overwhelming. What she discovers behind the locked door reveals a horrifying secret that puts her own life in mortal danger, leading to a desperate race against time.
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    • Bluebeard, Juvenile fiction

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    Who wrote The Story of Blue-Beard?

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

    What genre is The Story of Blue-Beard?

    It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and 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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