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Contes des fées

by Robert de Bonnières

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: French
  • Content type: Primary source

"Contes des fées" by Robert de Bonnières is a collection of fairy tales written during the late 19th century. The book features enchanting stories set in imaginative landscapes, where magic, love, and adventure intertwine. Each tale unfolds unique narratives about love, transformation, and the challenges faced by characters, drawing on traditional elements of fairy tales such as princesses, magical creatures, and moral lessons. The collection includes various stories, such as "Le Rosier Enchanté," which revolves around Jeannot and a magical fairy trapped in a rosebush offering her love as a path to freedom. "Belle-Mignonne" tells the tale of a beautiful princess who secretly loves a page, revealing themes of love beyond social class. In "Sauge-Fleurie," a fairy named Sauge struggles with love and the repercussions of her feelings. The narratives explore the universal concepts of love and destiny, often teaching moral lessons about the nature of true love and the importance of kindness and sincerity. Each story showcases Bonnières' literary style and his ability to create compelling, fantastical worlds that reflect human emotions and experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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

  • Controlled discovery queries from gallica matched “fées”. Retained metadata contains “fées” in the title, “fées” in the description, and “fées” in the edition title.

    • “fées”· via Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • “fées”· in title
    • “fées”· in description
    • “fées”· in edition title
  • Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “folklore” and “mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the description and “Tales” in the description.

    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Fairy tales”· in description
    • “Tales”· in description

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2 editions cataloged here.

Gallica digitized pre-1900 manifestation

Holding/source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Littérature et art, Ye-15882; Physical description: 126 p.-[1] f. de front. gravé de Régamey ; in-16; Physical description: Nombre total de vues : 136; Rights: domaine public; Rights: public domain

1881Charavay frères (Paris)French—Public digital item

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2004-04-01Project GutenbergFrench—Public domain (USA)

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  • cb30130020s
Gallica
  • bpt6k55059v

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