Charles Perrault was a famous Author of Childrens Stories that has endured through the Centuries. The Brothers Grimm would retell some of Perrault's works later on. Some of his memorable books are:
* Sleeping Beauty (Originally known as Sleeping
Beauty in the Wood)
* Little Red Riding Hood
* Mother Goose Tales (Rewritten over the ages)
* Classic Fairy Tales
* French Fairy Tales
* Tom Thumb
* Bluebeard
* Puss in Boots (Originally known as the
Master Cat)
* Cinderella (Also was known as The Little
Glass Slipper)
* Ricky of the Tuft
* The Fairies
Those were just a few of his Childrens Fairy Tales and notable writings. He was the son of a wealthy Barrister, Pierre Perrault, and Paquette (Le Clerc) Perrault, and had four brothers. He had recieved his secondary education at the College De Beauvais in Paris, France. Trying for a Masters Degree, he decided to leave school early and study on his own. In 1651 he went to Orleans in France, where he secured a diploma in exchange for cash. He was admitted to the Bar that same year, but quickly tired of the law, and never actually practiced. In 1654 he took a position as a Clerk, under his brother, Claude Perrault, who was a doctor and an architect, as a Reciever-General Tax Collector of Paris, which he remained for ten years. In 1657 he directed the construction of a house for his brother, his skills led for him to become a Controller-General of the Department of Public Works in 1663. In this position, he was able to save the Tuileries Gardens for the benefit of the people of Paris, instead of exclusively for the Royal Family. In 1671 he was admitted to the Academie Francaise (The French Academy). He had retired from public service in 1683, due to a change in the French Government. He devoted the rest of his life to Literary pursuits. He was well known for his progressive evolutionary views of history and would argue that the culture of his own time was superior to the culture of Greece and Rome. He believed that the Modern World would win the battle through Knowledge, Culture, Literature, and Science. He wrote also, "The Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns," and "The Century of Louis The Great (1687)," and "Parallels Between the Ancients and Moderns," (4 Volumes, 1688-1697) In 1697, his collection of classic childrens Fairy Tales was published under his son's name, P. Darmancour, who was 19 at the time, a few years before his death. He had married Marie Guichon in 1672, they had three sons together, and a daughter. His wife died in 1678 after six years of marriage, giving birth to a daughter, their last of four children. His last Book was called, "Jean Bart for President," Based on the adventures of a Pirate. King Louis at the time did not take favour in that book, some rumored he had Charles Perrault killed. Charles Perrault died in 1703 at the age of 75. He was born and died in Paris.
His Burial was just as famous as his life. Originally buried in an ancient, over-crowded, deteriorating Cemetery, one of many in Paris back then, his remains, along with nearly six million other remains, were relocated to the underground limestone quarries of Paris, where the walls were built of bones and skulls of the dead. This place is well known as the Catacombs, or the Tombe Issoire. Only a part of it is open to the public, they give guided tours and is well guarded by a Security Force. There are several entrances and many underground tunnels of the Catacombs, under the Streets of Paris.
* Sleeping Beauty (Originally known as Sleeping
Beauty in the Wood)
* Little Red Riding Hood
* Mother Goose Tales (Rewritten over the ages)
* Classic Fairy Tales
* French Fairy Tales
* Tom Thumb
* Bluebeard
* Puss in Boots (Originally known as the
Master Cat)
* Cinderella (Also was known as The Little
Glass Slipper)
* Ricky of the Tuft
* The Fairies
Those were just a few of his Childrens Fairy Tales and notable writings. He was the son of a wealthy Barrister, Pierre Perrault, and Paquette (Le Clerc) Perrault, and had four brothers. He had recieved his secondary education at the College De Beauvais in Paris, France. Trying for a Masters Degree, he decided to leave school early and study on his own. In 1651 he went to Orleans in France, where he secured a diploma in exchange for cash. He was admitted to the Bar that same year, but quickly tired of the law, and never actually practiced. In 1654 he took a position as a Clerk, under his brother, Claude Perrault, who was a doctor and an architect, as a Reciever-General Tax Collector of Paris, which he remained for ten years. In 1657 he directed the construction of a house for his brother, his skills led for him to become a Controller-General of the Department of Public Works in 1663. In this position, he was able to save the Tuileries Gardens for the benefit of the people of Paris, instead of exclusively for the Royal Family. In 1671 he was admitted to the Academie Francaise (The French Academy). He had retired from public service in 1683, due to a change in the French Government. He devoted the rest of his life to Literary pursuits. He was well known for his progressive evolutionary views of history and would argue that the culture of his own time was superior to the culture of Greece and Rome. He believed that the Modern World would win the battle through Knowledge, Culture, Literature, and Science. He wrote also, "The Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns," and "The Century of Louis The Great (1687)," and "Parallels Between the Ancients and Moderns," (4 Volumes, 1688-1697) In 1697, his collection of classic childrens Fairy Tales was published under his son's name, P. Darmancour, who was 19 at the time, a few years before his death. He had married Marie Guichon in 1672, they had three sons together, and a daughter. His wife died in 1678 after six years of marriage, giving birth to a daughter, their last of four children. His last Book was called, "Jean Bart for President," Based on the adventures of a Pirate. King Louis at the time did not take favour in that book, some rumored he had Charles Perrault killed. Charles Perrault died in 1703 at the age of 75. He was born and died in Paris.
His Burial was just as famous as his life. Originally buried in an ancient, over-crowded, deteriorating Cemetery, one of many in Paris back then, his remains, along with nearly six million other remains, were relocated to the underground limestone quarries of Paris, where the walls were built of bones and skulls of the dead. This place is well known as the Catacombs, or the Tombe Issoire. Only a part of it is open to the public, they give guided tours and is well guarded by a Security Force. There are several entrances and many underground tunnels of the Catacombs, under the Streets of Paris.
Charles Perrault was a famous Author of Childrens Stories that has endured through the Centuries. The Brothers Grimm would retell some of Perrault's works later on. Some of his memorable books are:
* Sleeping Beauty (Originally known as Sleeping
Beauty in the Wood)
* Little Red Riding Hood
* Mother Goose Tales (Rewritten over the ages)
* Classic Fairy Tales
* French Fairy Tales
* Tom Thumb
* Bluebeard
* Puss in Boots (Originally known as the
Master Cat)
* Cinderella (Also was known as The Little
Glass Slipper)
* Ricky of the Tuft
* The Fairies
Those were just a few of his Childrens Fairy Tales and notable writings. He was the son of a wealthy Barrister, Pierre Perrault, and Paquette (Le Clerc) Perrault, and had four brothers. He had recieved his secondary education at the College De Beauvais in Paris, France. Trying for a Masters Degree, he decided to leave school early and study on his own. In 1651 he went to Orleans in France, where he secured a diploma in exchange for cash. He was admitted to the Bar that same year, but quickly tired of the law, and never actually practiced. In 1654 he took a position as a Clerk, under his brother, Claude Perrault, who was a doctor and an architect, as a Reciever-General Tax Collector of Paris, which he remained for ten years. In 1657 he directed the construction of a house for his brother, his skills led for him to become a Controller-General of the Department of Public Works in 1663. In this position, he was able to save the Tuileries Gardens for the benefit of the people of Paris, instead of exclusively for the Royal Family. In 1671 he was admitted to the Academie Francaise (The French Academy). He had retired from public service in 1683, due to a change in the French Government. He devoted the rest of his life to Literary pursuits. He was well known for his progressive evolutionary views of history and would argue that the culture of his own time was superior to the culture of Greece and Rome. He believed that the Modern World would win the battle through Knowledge, Culture, Literature, and Science. He wrote also, "The Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns," and "The Century of Louis The Great (1687)," and "Parallels Between the Ancients and Moderns," (4 Volumes, 1688-1697) In 1697, his collection of classic childrens Fairy Tales was published under his son's name, P. Darmancour, who was 19 at the time, a few years before his death. He had married Marie Guichon in 1672, they had three sons together, and a daughter. His wife died in 1678 after six years of marriage, giving birth to a daughter, their last of four children. His last Book was called, "Jean Bart for President," Based on the adventures of a Pirate. King Louis at the time did not take favour in that book, some rumored he had Charles Perrault killed. Charles Perrault died in 1703 at the age of 75. He was born and died in Paris.
His Burial was just as famous as his life. Originally buried in an ancient, over-crowded, deteriorating Cemetery, one of many in Paris back then, his remains, along with nearly six million other remains, were relocated to the underground limestone quarries of Paris, where the walls were built of bones and skulls of the dead. This place is well known as the Catacombs, or the Tombe Issoire. Only a part of it is open to the public, they give guided tours and is well guarded by a Security Force. There are several entrances and many underground tunnels of the Catacombs, under the Streets of Paris.
* Sleeping Beauty (Originally known as Sleeping
Beauty in the Wood)
* Little Red Riding Hood
* Mother Goose Tales (Rewritten over the ages)
* Classic Fairy Tales
* French Fairy Tales
* Tom Thumb
* Bluebeard
* Puss in Boots (Originally known as the
Master Cat)
* Cinderella (Also was known as The Little
Glass Slipper)
* Ricky of the Tuft
* The Fairies
Those were just a few of his Childrens Fairy Tales and notable writings. He was the son of a wealthy Barrister, Pierre Perrault, and Paquette (Le Clerc) Perrault, and had four brothers. He had recieved his secondary education at the College De Beauvais in Paris, France. Trying for a Masters Degree, he decided to leave school early and study on his own. In 1651 he went to Orleans in France, where he secured a diploma in exchange for cash. He was admitted to the Bar that same year, but quickly tired of the law, and never actually practiced. In 1654 he took a position as a Clerk, under his brother, Claude Perrault, who was a doctor and an architect, as a Reciever-General Tax Collector of Paris, which he remained for ten years. In 1657 he directed the construction of a house for his brother, his skills led for him to become a Controller-General of the Department of Public Works in 1663. In this position, he was able to save the Tuileries Gardens for the benefit of the people of Paris, instead of exclusively for the Royal Family. In 1671 he was admitted to the Academie Francaise (The French Academy). He had retired from public service in 1683, due to a change in the French Government. He devoted the rest of his life to Literary pursuits. He was well known for his progressive evolutionary views of history and would argue that the culture of his own time was superior to the culture of Greece and Rome. He believed that the Modern World would win the battle through Knowledge, Culture, Literature, and Science. He wrote also, "The Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns," and "The Century of Louis The Great (1687)," and "Parallels Between the Ancients and Moderns," (4 Volumes, 1688-1697) In 1697, his collection of classic childrens Fairy Tales was published under his son's name, P. Darmancour, who was 19 at the time, a few years before his death. He had married Marie Guichon in 1672, they had three sons together, and a daughter. His wife died in 1678 after six years of marriage, giving birth to a daughter, their last of four children. His last Book was called, "Jean Bart for President," Based on the adventures of a Pirate. King Louis at the time did not take favour in that book, some rumored he had Charles Perrault killed. Charles Perrault died in 1703 at the age of 75. He was born and died in Paris.
His Burial was just as famous as his life. Originally buried in an ancient, over-crowded, deteriorating Cemetery, one of many in Paris back then, his remains, along with nearly six million other remains, were relocated to the underground limestone quarries of Paris, where the walls were built of bones and skulls of the dead. This place is well known as the Catacombs, or the Tombe Issoire. Only a part of it is open to the public, they give guided tours and is well guarded by a Security Force. There are several entrances and many underground tunnels of the Catacombs, under the Streets of Paris.
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