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Beauty and the Beast

Madame de Villeneuve

First published 1889
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

The original 1740 version was novel length. Many subsequent versions, including translations, were significantly abridged. The "The Blue Fairy Book" version is only 7168 words and was translated by Miss Minnie Wright.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1889 The Blue Fairy Book Longmans, Green and Co. Anthology 100
1921 Cover The Blue Fairy Book David McKay Anthology 80
1933 The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book: A Book of Old Favourites J. B. Lippincott Anthology
1933 Cover The Arthur Rackham Fairy Book: A Book of Old Favourites George G. Harrap & Co. Anthology
September 1959 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Epstein & Carroll Anthology 140
1972 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Airmont Books Anthology |12
1979 Cover Andrew Lang Fairy Tale Treasury Avenel Books Anthology 44
1982 Cover Best-Loved Folktales of the World Doubleday Anthology 8
1983 Best-Loved Folktales of the World Anchor Books Anthology 8
July 2007 Cover The Blue Fairy Book LibriVox Anthology 11
October 2009 The Blue Fairy Book Project Gutenberg Anthology |100
September 2012 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Dover Publications Anthology |100
March 2013 Cover The Blue Fairy Book (A Selection) Barnes & Noble Books Anthology 115
June 2017 Cover The Illustrated Fairy Tale Princess Collection Seven Seas Anthology
July 2017 Cover The Illustrated Fairy Tale Princess Collection Seven Seas Anthology
November 2018 Cover The Blue Fairy Book Racehorse for Young Readers Anthology
March 2022 Cover Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales Flame Tree Press Anthology 137