Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve is credited as the original author of the Beauty and the Beast tale. Her extensive narrative, published in a collection of sea tales, presents the oldest known variant of this beloved story. Unlike later, abridged versions, Villeneuve's original features a truly savage Beast and incorporates numerous intricate subplots. This lengthy, foundational work was later significantly rewritten and shortened by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
MinaLima, the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise and the creators of the illustrated Jungle Book and Peter Pan, reimagine the beloved French fairy tale The Beauty and the Beast in this deluxe unabridged edition illustrated with stunning full-color artwork and nine 3-D interactive features-published…