Cinderella, or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances, that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The oldest documented version comes from China, and the oldest European version from Italy. The most popular version was first published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé...

There were formerly a King and a Queen, who were so sorry that they had no children, so sorry that it cannot be expressed. They went to all the waters in the world; vows, pilgrimages, all ways were tried and all to no purpose. At last, however, the Queen proved with child, and was brought to bed of a daughter. There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her godmothers all the Fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (they found seven), that every one of them might give ...

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.Charles Perrault was a French author best known for his famous fairy tales. Perrault's collected fairy tales include the stories of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and many others.

Charles Perrault was born more than 300 years ago, in 1628. He wrote many books, but he will be remembered forever for just one: Stories or Tales from Times Past, with Morals: Tales of Mother Goose. The book contained only eight fairy tales, and they have become classics around the world. You have probably heard some of these stories in your own life!- Sleeping Beauty- Little Red Riding Hood- Blue Beard- Puss In Boots- The Fairies- Cinderella

Cinderella, or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances, that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The oldest documented version comes from China, and the oldest European version from Italy. The most popular version was first published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé...

There were formerly a King and a Queen, who were so sorry that they had no children, so sorry that it cannot be expressed. They went to all the waters in the world; vows, pilgrimages, all ways were tried and all to no purpose.At last, however, the Queen proved with child, and was brought to bed of a daughter. There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her godmothers all the Fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (they found seven), that every one of them migh...

George Washington's Rules of Civility is a short list of 110 principles or maxims by which, supposedly, proper decent people must abide. While some of these maxims may seem dated others are still quite apt for today. A quick read, George Washington's Rules of Civility is an insightful look at the manners and customs of an age gone by.

Snow White is a marvelous girl "with skin white as snow, lips red as blood and hair black as ebony". Her step-mother however wants to be the most beautiful of all and when one day the magical mirror tells her that Snow White is the "the fairest in the land", she orders the Huntsman to take the poor princess into the forest and kill her. Despite the order the Huntsman cannot bring himself to kill Snow White and he lets her go. The queen finds out and does everything she can to get rid of th...

There was once a king's son, who was no longer content to stay at home in his father's house...

Songs of Innocence and Experience is a collection of poems by William Blake in two phases. "Innocence" and "Experience" are definitions of consciousness that rethink Milton's existential-mythic states of "Paradise" and the "Fall." Blake's categories are modes of perception that tend to coordinate with a chronology that would become standard in Romanticism: childhood is a state of protected innocence rather than original sin, but not immune to the fallen world and its institutions. This wor...

"Twice-Told Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a collection of short stories that displays the author's unique style and versatility as a writer. The tales are set in New England during the colonial and early national periods, and feature Hawthorne's characteristic themes of sin, guilt, and redemption. The title "Twice-Told Tales" refers to the idea that each story is not just being told once, but rather has a history, a past life, and a deeper meaning that is revealed through the telling. I...

Once upon a time in China there lived a certain king who had three daughters. The fairest and best of these was Kwan-yin, the youngest. The old king was justly proud of this daughter, for of all the women who had ever lived in the palace she was by far the most attractive. It did not take him long, therefore, to decide that she should be the heir to his throne, and her husband ruler of his kingdom. But, strange to say, Kwan-yin was not pleased at this good fortune. She cared little for the...