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Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 14 January 1705), also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales.
Mar 17, 2021 · Learn about the life and works of Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Comtesse d’Aulnoy, who invented the term fairy tale and wrote 25 stories about fairies. Discover how she influenced other writers, especially women, with her feminist and magical vision of love and civility.
Dec 13, 2009 · The fairy tales of Madame d'Aulnoy, newly done into English. Book digitized by Google from the library of University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. "The first twelve and last two stories have been translated by Miss Annie Macdonell; the others by Miss Lee." Book digitized by Google from the library of University ...
Oct 4, 2023 · Madame d'Aulnoy was one of the pioneers of fairy tales as a literary genre. She actually coined the term "fairy tales"—stories with fairies. Although highly amusing and imaginative, her works are almost forgotten today.
Jan 21, 2021 · Once upon a time, this 17th-century author invented the term ‘fairy stories’ and was a pioneer of the genre. The fairytale author Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy is one of 21 historic figures from Normandy who have been honoured in the Garden of Personalities in Honfleur.
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Mar 29, 2021 · Allegedly, in 1699, Madame d’Aulnoy assisted her friend Madame Ticquet in the attempted assassination of her abusive husband, who was also a member of Parliament. Unfortunately, the man survived, and Madame Ticquet was charged and beheaded. D’Aulnoy was not charged.
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Feb 6, 2021 · The 17th century French author who coined the term fairy tale had an interesting life. She lived during the reign of Louis XIV and managed to make a name for herself as a fairy tale author...
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