Charles Perrault - Reactor

Charles Perrault - Reactor

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Illustration of a scene from "Diamonds and Toads" or "The Fairies": A young woman fills a jug of water, while an old woman rests in the background.

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“Diamonds and Toads”: A Fairy Tale About Getting What You Deserve?

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October 10, 2024

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Unnatural Love and Healing: Charles Perrault’s “Donkey-Skin” and Other Fairy Tales

By Mari Ness

September 13, 2018

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On Fairy Tales

Imprisonment and the Fairy Tales of Henriette Julie de Murat

By Mari Ness

February 15, 2018

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On Fairy Tales

Two Visions of Transformation: Riquet with the Tuft

By Mari Ness

July 20, 2017

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On Fairy Tales

Enchantment and Distrust: Marie-Jeanne L’Heritier’s The Discreet Princess

By Mari Ness

June 22, 2017

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On Fairy Tales

Trickery, Social Climbing, and Possibly Fish: Puss in Boots

By Mari Ness

April 20, 2017

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On Fairy Tales

Questioning History Through Fairy Tale: Anatole France’s The Seven Wives of Bluebeard

By Mari Ness

March 23, 2017

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On Fairy Tales

A Fairy Tale Warning: Little Red Riding Hood

By Mari Ness

February 2, 2017

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Cannibalism and Other Nightmarish Things: Sleeping Beauty

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July 2, 2015

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Disney

A Pair of Magical Shoes: Variations on “Cinderella”

By Mari Ness

May 28, 2015

“We are all stardust and stories.”

Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

TPG 2026 • Site Credit