Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales From the Old French
Charles Perrault, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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This podcast presents four classic fairy tales from the French Cabinet des Fees collection, retold in a unique style. The author began as a translator but found the translations unsatisfying, so he rewrote the stories in his own way. The tales include Sleeping Beauty and others from the Old French tradition. The podcast is a literary work aimed at preserving and reimagining these timeless stories.
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Sleeping Beauty and other fairy tales From the Old French - Charles Perrault Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 11.06.2026 2h 49minWhat began as a translation project became a retelling of four classic fairy tales from the Cabinet des Fees, the French collection of over forty volumes. "Certainly the translations, when finished, did not satisfy me, and so I turned back to the beginning and have rewritten the stories in my own way, which (as you may say with the Irish butler) “may not be the best claret, but ’tis the best ye’ve got.” —Preface - Summary by mlcui
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