Jacobs, Joseph. “Beauty and the Beast.” Europa’s Fairy Book, New York, London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1916, pp. 34-41.
Item
Title
Jacobs, Joseph. “Beauty and the Beast.” Europa’s Fairy Book, New York, London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1916, pp. 34-41.
Description
In some versions of the tale there are different numbers of children, the Beast gives the merchant the gifts for the other children beside Beauty, or magical helpers like fairies try to nudge Beauty toward the Beast. In this version, there are three daughters, the merchant buys gifts for his children while on his journey elsewhere, and the Beauty, named Bella, falls in love with the beast of her own accord. The servants in some versions are animals that are enchanted in some way, but this version only has invisible servants. Perhaps the most striking difference is that the Beast in this version is kinder than in other versions and allows the father to visit weekly, while in other versions the Beast allows Beauty to visit her family only once. In the end of the story, some versions have Bella discovering her noble background, but this version does not touch on that aspect.
Alternative Title
Europa's Fairy Book
Creator
Joseph Jacobs
Contributor
John D. Batten
Spatial Coverage
New York and London
Coverage
US and England
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's sons, The Knickerbocker Press
Date
1916
Temporal Coverage
1910-1919
Identifier
Beauty and the Beast
Abstract
A merchant went on a journey and his three daughters each asked for him to bring back a gift. One daughter asked for a necklace, another a gold chain and the youngest daughter, named Bella, asked for a rose. The merchant plucked a rose from a garden and was caught by the Beast. The Beast demands that the merchant give him his youngest daughter in exchange for the merchant’s life. The merchant then took Bella to the castle where they found no people but were served by invisible servants. The Beast told the merchant that he would be allowed to visit Bella every week on that day . Bella began talking with the beast and started falling in love with him. One day she found the beast lifeless below the rose bush from which the merchant had plucked the rose. She proclaimed her love for the Beast causing the hide of the beast to split apart and reveal a handsome young prince. The prince explained that he was cursed unless a maiden should, of her own accord, declare that she loved him. The prince married Bella and they lived happily ever after.
Source
Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont
This item was submitted on April 16, 2020 by Isaac Blair using the form “Submit a Fairy Tale” on the site “Fairy Tales Repository”: https://fairytales.suzannemagnanini.buffscreate.net/s/ft
Click here to view the collected data.