I won't tell more because you really need to read this - it won't take more than 30 minutes. It's a free download on Amazon's Kindle and worth the time.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Beauty and the Beast
Have you ever read a fairy tale and been disappointed because it wasn't how you remembered it as a child? While flying home for Christmas, I downloaded Marie le Prince de Beaumont's version of Beauty and the Beast. It wasn't what I remembered from fairy tale books as a child. Most of my memories are, unfortunately, a result of Disney's retelling of this story. In Beaumont's version, Beauty, her father, sisters, and brothers are forced to live in a small cottage as her father's ships have been lost at sea and their fortune with them. While waiting, her father stumbles upon a castle in the forest and is forced to promise to bring back one of his daughters to live there forever. The beast is lonely and desires companionship, which is found in Beauty's willingness to live in the castle.
I won't tell more because you really need to read this - it won't take more than 30 minutes. It's a free download on Amazon's Kindle and worth the time.
I won't tell more because you really need to read this - it won't take more than 30 minutes. It's a free download on Amazon's Kindle and worth the time.
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Dude, I'm telling you, Robin McKinley's version tops this one (same premise). You've got to read Beauty. My favorite favorite. :-)
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