Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault

The Hockliffe Collection possesses two further, probably contemporary versions of Cinderella: 0012 and (as part of a collection of Mother Goose's Tales: 0031.įor more on Cinderalla see Warner 1995, 201-217, and Opie 1980. As the text makes clear, Cinderella's saviour was a godmother first and foremost, and a fairy only incidentally ( p.14). It seems likely that Nesbit's rather sober portrait of Cinderella's fairy godmother - she looks more a governess than a fairy ( pp.16-17) - reflects the wariness of introducing fantasy and the supernatural into children's literature which was still felt in the first two or three decades of the nineteenth century. Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper / Charles Perrault Translated, adapted, and illustrated by Errol Le Cain.

p.10 and p.31), suggesting a publication date of c.1820, which would correspond with the middle of his career. He has presented the characters of Cinderella in full Regency dress (e.g. Charlton Nesbit (1775-1838) had been apprenticed to Thomas Bewick before moving to London in 1799 and establishing himself as a prominent book illustrator. What delights most, though, are the small-scale, 'elegant engravings on wood', produced, as the title-page boasts, 'by Nesbit'. The text which appears here is much fuller, and more faithful to Perrault, than that offered in many other contemporary chapbook versions of the tale (e.g. Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper Paperback Februby Charles Perrault (Author), Errol Le Cain (Illustrator) 17 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover from 664.99 1 Used from 664. Perrault first published 'Cinderella' as one of his Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697 they were first translated into English, as Histories, or tales of past times, in 1729įrontispiece plus 11 wood-cuts ('by Nesbit') 0013: Charles Perrault, Cinderella or, The Little Glass Slipper Author:

Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper by Charles Perrault