Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Baroness d'Aulnoy (1650/1-1705) was one of the early French fairy tale authors and actually popularized the term fairy tales (contes de fées in French). She published most of her fairy tales in 1697 and 1698. The 1690s, in retrospect, kicked off a major wave of the fairy tales genre, with Charles Perrault and others also publishing their collections of fairy tales.
Works by Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy
“The Fair One With the Golden Hair.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 279-301.
Tale Summary There was once a beautiful princess that a young king sought to marry... Read more
“The Blue Bird.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172.
Tale Summary A widowed king with a daughter named Flora remarries a widowed queen with... Read more
“The Yellow Dwarf.” Old French Fairy Tales, D’Aulnoy, Madame, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1899, pp. 138-172.
Tale Summary A queen has a single daughter who is very beautiful and prideful. The... Read more
"Finette Cendron." Fairy Tales, by the Countess D’Aulnoy, translated by J. R. Planché, London: G. Routledge and Co., 1855, pp. 227-245.
Tale Summary A King and Queen are in ruin after they were driven out of... Read more
D'Aulnoy, Marie-Catherine. "Le Prince Lutin." Les contes des fées. Tome premier, Paris, Chez Claude Barbin, au Palais sur la second perron de la Sainte-Chapelle, 1698, pp. 224-335.
Tale Summary A king and queen have a malformed son named Furibon. Though his appearance... Read more
"Gracieuse et Percinet." Les contes des fées. Tome premier, Marie-Catherine d'Aulnoy, Paris, Chez Claude Barbin, au Palais sur la second perron de la Sainte-Chapelle, 1698, pp. 1-71.
Tale Summary The king and queen have a beautiful and beloved daughter named Gracieuse, who... Read more