Graciosa and Percinet
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"Graciosa and Percinet" is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book.
Gracieuse and Percinet, illustration by John Gilbert (1856)
The opened casket releases the small creatures. Illustration by Henry Justice Ford for Andrew Lang's The Red Fairy Book (1890).
Madame d'Aulnoy
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Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy, also known as Countess d'Aulnoy, was a French author known for her literary fairy tales. Her 1697 collection Les Contes des Fées coined the l
Graciosa and Percinet
…Graciosa and Percinet" (French: Gracieuse et Percinet) is a French literary fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in The Red Fairy Book. Although the tale has a literary origin, being penned by d'Aulnoy, scholars recognize in the narrative…
Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy