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Beauty and the Beast

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Beauty and the Beast

By: Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
Narrated by: Sara Barnett
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Beauty and the Beast is one of the world's most famous fairy tales. This is the very first published version of the fairy tale, by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, published in 1740. Variations of the tale are known across Europe. It has been enormously popular for centuries. In 1991 the story was made into a Disney animated musical fantasy.

Public Domain (P)2012 Jimcin Recordings Classics Literature & Fiction Fiction Fantasy
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It is what it says it is, but seems to be missing pieces that were possibly added in in the later versions. This version does not have any sort of history of the beast present, it is very bare bones and based on my information there should be more. There is a margin of error.

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