Old French Fairy Tales contains a group of fairy tales redolent of the charm of the seventeenth century, told with that delicacy so characteristic of the French. The illustrations, by Virginia Sterrett, are unusual for their beauty and artistic finish.
The fairy tales included are. The Story Of: THE STORY OF BLONDINE, BONNE-BICHE, AND BEAU-MINON BLONDINE BLONDINE LOST THE FOREST OF LILACS BLONDINE'S AWAKENING--BEAU-MINON BONNE-BICHE BLONDINE'S SECOND AWAKENING THE PARROT REPENTANCE THE TORTOISE THE JOURNEY AND ARRIVAL GOOD LITTLE HENRY THE POOR SICK MOTHER THE CROW, THE COCK, AND THE FROG THE HARVEST THE VINTAGE THE CHASE THE FISHING THE PLANT OF LIFE HISTORY OF PRINCESS ROSETTE THE FARM ROSETTE AT THE COURT OF THE KING HER FATHER FAMILY COUNCIL SECOND DAY OF THE FESTIVAL THIRD AND LAST DAY OF THE FESTIVAL THE LITTLE GREY MOUSE THE LITTLE HOUSE THE FAIRY DETESTABLE THE PRINCE GRACIOUS THE TREE IN THE ROTUNDA THE CASKET OURSON THE LARK AND THE TOAD BIRTH AND INFANCY OF OURSON VIOLETTE THE DREAM THE TOAD AGAIN VIOLETTE'S SACRIFICE THE WILD BOAR THE CONFLAGRATION THE WELL THE FARM--THE CASTLE--THE FORGE THE SACRIFICE THE COMBAT THE RECOMPENSE
