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Beauty and the beast (French: La Belle et la Bête) is a very famous traditional fairy tale written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. A wealthy widowed merchant lives in a mansion with his three daughters. All are equal in beauty, but the youngest, Beauty, is kind and pure of heart; while the two elders, in contrast, are wicked, selfish, vain and secretly taunt and treat Beauty more like a servant than a sister. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea. One day, the merchant becomes lost in a forest. Seeking shelter, he enters a dazzling palace. A hidden figure opens the giant doors and silently invites him in. The merchant finds tables inside laden with food and drink, which seem to have been left for him by the palace's invisible owner. The merchant accepts this gift and spends the night there. The next morning, as the merchant is about to leave, he sees a rose garden and recalls that Beauty had desired a rose. Upon picking the loveliest rose he can find, the merchant is confronted by a hideous "Beast" which tells him that for taking his most precious possession after accepting his hospitality, the merchant must die. The merchant begs to be set free, arguing that he had only picked the rose as a gift for his youngest daughter. The Beast agrees to let him give the rose to Beauty, but only if the merchant will return. The merchant is upset, but accepts this condition. Beauty says she wants to go to the Beast's castle. The Beast receives her graciously and informs her that she is now mistress of the castle, and he is her servant. He gives her lavish clothing and food and carries on lengthy conversations with her. Every night, the Beast asks Beauty to marry him, only to be refused each time. For several months, Beauty lives a life of luxury at the Beast's palace, having every whim catered to by servants, with no end of riches to amuse her and an endless supply of exquisite finery to wear...

A beautiful daughter dreams of meeting a handsome prince, but in order to save her father’s life, she leaves home to live with a terrible, frightening beast. Though her patron is hideous, his disarming generosity slowly leads to a surprising connection. Generations of children have been fascinated by the story of the girl named Beauty, who grows to love a fearsome beast by learning to see and cherish his kindness, generosity, and intelligence.

When the beautiful and kind Belle is sent to live in the enchanted palace of the Beast, she is surprised to find a kind and thoughtful creature. As their friendship grows, the Beast professes his love for Belle, but she years only to return to her family, and it is only with the help of a magical mirror and a magical ring that Belle discovers her true feelings. And it’s the power of true love transforms a beast back into a prince.Beauty and the Beast is the original fairy tale that has inspired countless adaptions since its publication in eighteenth century.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

When the beautiful and kind Belle is sent to live in the enchanted palace of the Beast, she is surprised to find a kind and thoughtful creature. As their friendship grows, the Beast professes his love for Belle, but she years only to return to her family, and it is only with the help of a magical mirror and a magical ring that Belle discovers her true feelings. And it’s the power of true love transforms a beast back into a prince.Beauty and the Beast is the original fairy tale that has inspired countless adaptions since its publication in eighteenth century.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

When the beautiful and kind Belle is sent to live in the enchanted palace of the Beast, she is surprised to find a kind and thoughtful creature. As their friendship grows, the Beast professes his love for Belle, but she years only to return to her family, and it is only with the help of a magical mirror and a magical ring that Belle discovers her true feelings. And it’s the power of true love transforms a beast back into a prince.Beauty and the Beast is the original fairy tale that has inspired countless adaptions since its publication in eighteenth century.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

When the beautiful and kind Belle is sent to live in the enchanted palace of the Beast, she is surprised to find a kind and thoughtful creature. As their friendship grows, the Beast professes his love for Belle, but she years only to return to her family, and it is only with the help of a magical mirror and a magical ring that Belle discovers her true feelings. And it’s the power of true love transforms a beast back into a prince.Beauty and the Beast is the original fairy tale that has inspired countless adaptions since its publication in eighteenth century.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Beauty is a kind and gentle soul—beautiful not only to look at but also pure of heart and possessing great courage. Her father, once a rich merchant, loses his fortune at sea and the family comes upon hard times. And then one day, the merchant hears one of his ships had been saved! The entire family rejoices as he sets out to claim his lost fortune, promising to bring back gifts for all his children. But all Beauty asks for is a rose.A strange twist of fate leads the merchant to an enchanted castle, where his every need is taken care of and great riches are at his disposal. But there is not a soul to be seen! Who is the master of the castle, where are the servants? The merchant finds out as he plucks a rose for Beauty. A frightening beast stands before him! And he says only Beauty can now save her father. What will happen now?Read this enchanting fairy tale about a most unlikely love, about how the beauty of the heart conquers all that is bad and evil.

Here is a famous story that will interest you again and again. A beautiful daughter dreams of meeting a handsome prince, but in order to save her father’s life, she leaves home to live with a terrible, frightening beast. Though her patron is hideous, his disarming generosity slowly leads to a surprising connection. Generations of children have been fascinated by the story of a girl named Beauty, who grows to love a fearsome beast by learning to see and cherish his kindness, generosity, and intelligence. The lessons learned are enormous with beauty playing a very important role, here you will see the power of love, hope, and appreciation.

"Beauty and the Beast" by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

“Beauty and the Beast” is a heartfelt story about the birth of love and the capability of love to transform the way you look at people you love. The moral of this fairytale is that person’s beauty comes from a heart in love and when the beauty realizes the inner beauty of the beast and the feelings it has the outer appearance means nothing to her anymore.This story is about true love which transforms the beast into a prince."Beauty and the Beast" is the most symbolic fairy tale after Cinderella and has been adapted by Disney in several occasions.