# The Popular Story of Blue Beard

By Charles Perrault.

"The Popular Story of Blue Beard" by Charles Perrault is a French folktale first published in 1697. The story follows a wealthy nobleman with a dark secret: his previous wives have all mysteriously vanished. When his new bride discovers a forbidden underground chamber filled with horrifying evidence of his crimes, she must find a way to escape his murderous wrath. This notorious tale has become so influential that "Bluebeard" itself entered the dictionary as a term for a serial wife-killer. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Engraver: John H. Hall
- Subjects: Fairy tales; Bluebeard (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction; Curiosity -- Juvenile fiction

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