Where to Read the Original Beauty and the Beast Fairytales
Discover the two original Beauty and the Beast fairytales, how the 1756 version shaped modern retellings and where to read both today. Heads up: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It’s no cost to you and I appreciate your support! If you've spent any time with me, you know that I talk about Beauty and the Beast retellings… all the time… obsessively. Have you ever wondered where Beauty and the Beast actually began and where you can read the original fairytales for yourself? It's about time I shared a few ways to read the original tales yourself. Beauty and the Beast by Warwick Goble The Two Original Beauty and the Beast Tales Let me clarify something right quick. By "original" I mean, the first Beauty and the Beast fairytale written in France in 1740, and then the shortened version that most are familiar with written not long after in 1756. Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve wrote the first ...