Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711–1780)
Author of Beauty and the Beast
About the Author
Image credit: Portrait anonyme peint sur ivoire, XVIIIe siècle. Collection particulière. Photo M. Urtado.
Works by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
The Young Misses Magazine; Containing Dialogue Between a Governess and Several Young Ladies of Quality, Her Scholars (1998) 7 copies
La belle et la bete 3 copies
The young misses magazine, containing dialogues between a governess and several young ladies of quality her scholars:… (2010) 2 copies
La Belle et la Bête Edition pédagogique commentée et complétée de Notes, Belin Boussole) (1740) — Author — 1 copy
Beaty and the Best 1 copy
Die Schöne und das Biest 1 copy
La Belle et la Bête 1 copy
La Belle et la Bête, La Barbe Bleue: suivi d'un groupement thématique « Monstres humains, humains monstrueux » (2022) 1 copy
Anne of Green Gables 1 copy
Les Americaines, Ou La Preuve de la Religion Chretienne Par Les Lumieres Naturelles, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) (French… (2017) 1 copy
Beauty and the Beast 1 copy
Contes 1 copy
Associated Works
The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm [Norton Critical Edition] (2001) — Contributor — 361 copies
Beauty and the Beast: Classic Tales About Animal Brides and Grooms from Around the World (2017) — Contributor — 107 copies
Ravel: Boléro / Ma mère l'Oye / Rapsodie espagnole / Une barque sur l'océan / Alborada del gracioso (1994) — Original story — 11 copies
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- Canonical name
- Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne-Marie
- Other names
- Leprince de Beaumont, Marie
Le Prince de Beaumont, Marie
Madame Leprince de Beaumont - Birthdate
- 1711-04-06
- Date of death
- 1780-09-08
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Rouen, France
- Place of death
- Chavanod, near Annecy, France
- Places of residence
- Rouen, France
London, England, UK
Savoy, France - Occupations
- educator
children's writer
woman of letters
fairy tale writer
journalist - Relationships
- Mérimée, Prosper (great-grandson)
- Short biography
- Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont was born in Rouen, France, the eldest daughter of Jean-Baptiste-Nicolas Le Prince, a master sculptor, and his wife Marie-Barbe Plantart. Her mother died when she was 11 years old, after which she and her younger sister were sent to the convent school of Sacré-Coeur d'Ernemont near Rouen for their education. In 1736, Jeanne-Marie joined her father in Metz and obtained a prestigious position as a singing teacher to the children of the Duke of Lorraine at his court in Lunéville. Documentation of her marriage or two marriages is lacking, but it appears that in 1743 she married or took the name of Antoine Grimard de Beaumont, with whom she had a daughter. The couple separated and in 1748, Madame Leprince de Beaumont left France to become a governess to high society families in London, where she remained for about 15 years. There she wrote more than a dozen fairy tales, among them an abridged version of "Beauty and the Beast," adapted from Madame de Villeneuve's original. She published a moralistic novel, The Triumph of Truth (Le Triomphe de la vérité), and contributed articles to the British newspaper The Spectator. In 1763, she left England with her daughter and son-in-law and lived first in Savoy, near the city of Annecy, then moved to Avallon near Dijon. She published approximately 70 volumes during her literary career, which included her "magasins," or instructional handbooks for the parents and educators of children and teenagers, and young ladies about to be married. She was one of the first to include folk tales as moral and educational tools in her writings.
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