Chapter 4 – La Chatte Blanche by Madame d’Aulnoy
Fairy tales as an accepted writing style were born in the French salons held by educated aristocratic ladies in the 17th century. A true pioneer of the genre was Madame d’Aulnoy (1650-1712), a most remarkable and fruitful writer who published her fairy tale collections from the early 1690s and originated the term conte de fées. […]
