Perrault’s version of Sleeping Beauty is quite different from versions popular today. When the king and queen fail to invite an elderly fairy to their daughter’s Christening, she arrives and curses ...

In the buzzing excitement of Paris’ Salon d’Automne, two proper Baltimore sisters looked about them aghast. “Surely,” said the older, “we are not expected to take this art seriously!” Even the ...

Did you know that the Italian Cinderella murdered her stepmother? Or that Sleeping Beauty had twins before marrying the prince? Or that the cats in Italian Puss-in-Boots stories were female? While ...