“Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 64-71.

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Title

“Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 64-71.

Description

The illustrator for this version depicts four moments Cinderella’s story: being oppressed by her step stepsisters and stepmother, meeting her godmother, escaping from the ball, and embracing her stepsisters after they asked to be forgiven and were made noble by marrying lords. The realistic black and white illustrations are easily comprehended even without captions.

Alternative Title

The Blue Fairy Book

Creator

Andrew Lang
Charles Perrault

Contributor

H.J. Ford and G.P. Jacomb Hood

Spatial Coverage

London

Publisher

Longmans, Green, and Co.

Date

1889

Temporal Coverage

1880-1889

Identifier

Cinderella

Abstract

After her father’s remarriage, Cinderella endures the oppression of her stepmother and stepsisters and became their servant. Her Godmother helps her out of her misery by telling her to gather some lizards and mice for a carriage and dressed her in the finest clothes. As she leaves the ball Cinderella, leaves behind her slipper. When the prince has all the women in the kingdom try on the slipper, Cinderella becomes his bride.

Source

Charles Perrault

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