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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

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(1711 - 1780)

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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (26 April 1711 – 8 September 1780) was a French novelist who wrote the story titled Beauty and the Beast. She had a relationship with the spy for the British Thomas Pichon (1757–1760).



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Beauty and the Beast (1942)

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This version of the famous story of Beauty and the Beast appeared in the Perry Pie Gift Book #1.

Author(s): Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

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Beauty and the Beast (1963)

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The story of a young woman who sacrifices herself, first for her father, then for her beast.

Author(s): Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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Beauty and the Beast (1973)

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This is a reproduction of an unpublished manuscript. The translation is by Adelaide Doyle; the illustrations by her brother Richard.

Author(s): Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Beauty and the Beast (1990)

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A young woman sacrifices herself for love of her father, then for love of her beast.

Author(s): Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

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Tales of Passed Times (1900)

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In addition to the famous eight tales of Perrault, including their morals, this edition includes Beauty and the Beast and two tales by Madame d'Aulnoy. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Marie-Catherine D’Aulnoy
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s): Charles Robinson

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