First published 1729

Les Contes de Ma Mère L'oye

by Charles Perrault

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  1. printed for J. Pote; and R. Montagu1729 Hardback I own Histories, or Tales of Past Times, printed for J. Pote; and R. Montagu 1729 Log in to want this

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Page opening the tale of La Barbe bleue with an engraved headpiece, from Perrault's 1697 Barbin edition
The opening of La Barbe bleue with Antoine Clouzier's engraving, Barbin edition, 1697.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Gouache of an old woman telling stories to children by a fire, under a sign reading Contes de ma mere l'Oye
A gouache from the 1695 manuscript of Perrault's Contes de ma Mere l'Oye.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain