The Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault: Illustrator : Harry Clarke

The Fairy Tales by Charles Perrault Illustrator : Harry Clarke Little Red Riding-hood The fairy Blue Beard The sleeping beauty in the wood The master cat: or, Puss-in-Boots Cinderilla: or, The little glass slipper Riquet with the tuft Little Thumb The ridiculous wishes Donkey-skin Charles Perrault ; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his 1697 book Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon Rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), Cendrillon (Cinderella), Le Chat Botté (Puss in Boots), La Belle au bois Dormant (The Sleeping Beauty) and Barbe Bleue . Henry Patrick Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. His work was influenced by both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. His stained glass was particularly informed by the French Symbolist movement.