Tales and Stories of the Past With Morals

• 1697 in French by Charles Perrault
• 1729 in English
• Stories include Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, and Little Red Riding Hood
• Some are also found in the Grimm Brothers' collection

Cinderella variations

Fables Choisies, mises en verses

• 1668 by Jean de La Fontaine
• First translated into English in 1734
• 124 fables in six books
• Dedicated to Louis, the Grand Dauphin, the 6 year old son of Louis XIV. 
• Adapted from Aesop, Babrius, and Phaedrus, famous ancient fabulists

Complete Fables

Le Morte d'Arthur

• By Sir Thomas Malory
• Traditional tales about King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights of the Round Table
• Malory interpreted existing French and English stories and added some original material
• First published in 1485 by William Caxton
• Best known work of Arthurian literature in English

Complete Stories

University of Rochester Exhibit