Beauty and the Beast - Brossura

De Villeneuve, Gabrielle-suzanne Barbot

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1539113671 ISBN 13: 9781539113676

Casa editrice: Createspace Independent Pub, 2016

Riassunto

Beauty and the BeastByGabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de VilleneuveA wealthy, widowed merchant lives in a mansion with his six children, three sons and three daughters. All his daughters are very beautiful, but the youngest, Beauty, is the most lovely, as well as kind, well-read and pure of heart; while the two elder sisters, in contrast, are wicked, selfish, vain and spoiled. They secretly taunt Beauty and treat her more like a servant than a sister. The merchant eventually loses all of his wealth in a tempest at sea. He and his children are consequently forced to live in a small farmhouse and work for their living.After some years of this, the merchant hears that one of the trade ships he had sent off has arrived back in port, having escaped the destruction of its compatriots. He returns to the city to discover whether it contains anything valuable. Before leaving, he asks his children if they wish for him to bring any gifts back for them. The sons ask for weaponry and horses to hunt with, whereas his oldest daughters ask for clothing, jewels and the finest dresses possible, thinking his wealth has returned. Beauty is satisfied with the promise of a rose, as none grow in their part of the country. The merchant, to his dismay, finds that his ship's cargo has been seized to pay his debts, leaving him without money to buy his children their presents.

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• Editore: Createspace Independent Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1539113671
• ISBN 13: 9781539113676
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 26