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