La Bella Y La Bestia / Beauty and the Beast: Y Otros Cuentos

from Cynical_Ames

A classic French 18th century version (it's not the original) of the fairy tale. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourites ever since I saw the Disney movie as a child. Classic versions and reworking alike are stories I want to read. This has to be one of the better versions I've read, which g...

from maccy_P

This version of the classic fairy tale would be too hard to be read by children. However, it is a simple story that does little to entertain an adult. I really couldn't say where this story lies on the age scale and that is a problem. I would probably recommend it to be read TO children by an adu...

from Jaguar897

I listed to this classic on audio for free thanks to audible.com. Obviously, this version is very different than the Disney version of the story. Beauty has siblings and there is no Gusto (sp?) or singing animals anywhere. However, what made this story for me was the narrator. He had a nice deep ...

from AbigailAdams26

Beauty and the Beast, illustrated by Hilary Knight. Originally published in 1756, as part of her Magasin des enfants, ou dialogues entre une sage gouvernante et plusieurs de ses élèves, which was then translated into English in 1757 ("The Young Misses Magazine, or, Dialogues Between a Discreet Go...

from judyg54

This was a short story, which most of us know probably from watching the movie. I think the book does a much better job with the story and I am disappointed in the movie now. I think most of us are familiar with the story line. A story of a once very rich man who had 6 children, who he gave every...