IneighteenthcenturyFrance,CharlesPerraultrescuedfromtheoraltraditionfairytalesthatareknownandlovedeventodaybyvirtuallyallchildrenintheWest.AngelaCartercameacrossPerrault’sworkandsetouttoadaptthestoriesformodernreadersofEnglish.Inbreathingnewlifeintotheseclassicfables,sheproducedversionsthatliveonasclassicsintheirownright,markedasmuchbyhersignaturewit,irony,andsubversivenessastheyarebythequalitiesthathavemadethemuniversallyappealingforcenturies.
