HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“My heart is good, but still I am a monster.”A poor merchant, lost deep in the woods during a storm, seeks refuge in a forbidding castle. Thinking it is deserted, he takes advantage of the food and shelter he finds there. But when he plucks a rose from the garden as a gift for his daughter, he is attacked by a hideous beast who demands the merchant’s daughter, Beauty, in repayment for his hospitality. Banished to the castle and fearful for her life, Beauty surrenders herself to the mercy of the Beast…This edition includes Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s version of the classic story, and brings together many other best-loved fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, many of which have been the subject of film adaptations.Other classic stories included in this edition:Beauty and the BeastThe Ugly DucklingThe Emperor’s New SuitThe Little MermaidLittle Tiny, or ThumbelinaThe Princess and the PeaThe Red ShoesRapunzelHansel and GretelLittle Red-Cap, or Little Red Riding HoodThe Elves and the ShoemakerSnow-White and Rose-RedBlue BeardCinderella, or the Little Glass SlipperThe Sleeping Beauty in the WoodPuss in BootsLittle Tom Thumb

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“My heart is good, but still I am a monster.”A poor merchant, lost deep in the woods during a storm, seeks refuge in a forbidding castle. Thinking it is deserted, he takes advantage of the food and shelter he finds there. But when he plucks a rose from the garden as a gift for his daughter, he is attacked by a hideous beast who demands the merchant’s daughter, Beauty, in repayment for his hospitality. Banished to the castle and fearful for her life, Beauty surrenders herself to the mercy of the Beast…This edition includes Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s version of the classic story, and brings together many other best-loved fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, many of which have been the subject of film adaptations.Other classic stories included in this edition:Beauty and the BeastThe Ugly DucklingThe Emperor’s New SuitThe Little MermaidLittle Tiny, or ThumbelinaThe Princess and the PeaThe Red ShoesRapunzelHansel and GretelLittle Red-Cap, or Little Red Riding HoodThe Elves and the ShoemakerSnow-White and Rose-RedBlue BeardCinderella, or the Little Glass SlipperThe Sleeping Beauty in the WoodPuss in BootsLittle Tom Thumb

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.“My heart is good, but still I am a monster.”A poor merchant, lost deep in the woods during a storm, seeks refuge in a forbidding castle. Thinking it is deserted, he takes advantage of the food and shelter he finds there. But when he plucks a rose from the garden as a gift for his daughter, he is attacked by a hideous beast who demands the merchant’s daughter, Beauty, in repayment for his hospitality. Banished to the castle and fearful for her life, Beauty surrenders herself to the mercy of the Beast…This edition includes Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s version of the classic story, and brings together many other best-loved fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault, many of which have been the subject of film adaptations.Other classic stories included in this edition:Beauty and the BeastThe Ugly DucklingThe Emperor’s New SuitThe Little MermaidLittle Tiny, or ThumbelinaThe Princess and the PeaThe Red ShoesRapunzelHansel and GretelLittle Red-Cap, or Little Red Riding HoodThe Elves and the ShoemakerSnow-White and Rose-RedBlue BeardCinderella, or the Little Glass SlipperThe Sleeping Beauty in the WoodPuss in BootsLittle Tom Thumb