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  1. Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (28 November 1685 – 29 December 1755) [1] was a French novelist influenced by Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and various précieuse writers. [2] Villeneuve is particularly noted for her original story of La Belle et la Bête, which was published in 1740 and is the oldest known variant of the fairy ...