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Bo-Peep story books

Also known as Cinderella ;Beauty and the beast ; The Princess Rosetta ; Little Red Riding Hood ; Fair One and Golden Locks ; The Sleeping Beauty

by Clara de Chatelain (Editor)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenilePrimary source
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"Bo-Peep Story Books" by Clara de Chatelain is a collection of children's tales published in the late 19th century. This anthology includes beloved stories such as "Cinderella," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Little Red Riding Hood," among others. The likely aim of the book is to captivate young readers with timeless fairy tales that impart moral lessons and entertain with whimsical plots and charming characters. The opening of the collection introduces "Cinderella," portraying her plight under her cruel stepmother and stepsisters. Cinderella is characterized by her kindness and resilience as she endures mistreatment and dreams of attending the royal ball. The story unfolds with her fairy godmother's magical assistance, transforming Cinderella into a beautiful guest at the ball, where she captures the prince's heart while navigating the challenges of her hidden identity and family dynamics. This introductory tale sets a tone of magic and heartwarming adventure, appealing to both children and adults alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Fairies”.

    • “Fairies”· via Open Library
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “folklore”, “mythology”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the description, “Tales” in the description, “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Fairy tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Tales”· via Internet Archive
    • “Fairy tales”· via Open Library
    • “Tales”· via Open Library
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg

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Editions

Open Library reports 4 editions; 2 cataloged here.

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1850Leawitt & Allen; New York : Leavitt & AllenEnglish—Public

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2008-05-13Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
  • Digitization sponsor: The Library of Congress
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 4 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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openlibrary-work:OL7167997W
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