# The Popular Story of Blue Beard

_Embellished with neat Engravings_

By Anonymous and Charles Perrault.

"The Popular Story of Blue Beard" by Anonymous and Charles Perrault is a French folktale first published in 1697. A wealthy nobleman with a dark secret proposes marriage to his neighbor's daughter. Despite her family's terror, she accepts and moves into his luxurious palace. When he departs on a journey, he grants her access to every room except one forbidden chamber. Overcome by curiosity, she enters—and discovers a horrifying truth about her husband's previous wives. Now she must escape his murderous wrath before becoming his next victim. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Siblings -- Juvenile fiction; Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction; Murder -- Juvenile fiction; Courtship -- Juvenile fiction; Castles -- Juvenile fiction; Wealth -- Juvenile fiction; Obedience -- Juvenile fiction; Husband and wife -- Juvenile fiction; Curiosity -- Juvenile fiction

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