# Beauty and the beast

Author: E. V. B. (Eleanor Vere Boyle), 1825-1916 [Illustrator]

Genre: Category: Children & Young Adult Reading

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74277

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Beauty+and+the+beast+E.+V.+B.+%28Eleanor+Vere+Boyle%29&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Once, long ago, in a certain city whose name is forgotten, there lived a merchant-master. He had three sons and three daughters, but his wife was dead. The man was happy in his children; for the sons were well-grown and brave, and the daughters beautiful. Men called both elder maidens passing fair. One, like dusky night, black-haired and brown-eyed--the other, bright as the morning, with long tresses of red gold. But the third daughter, born years later, outshone both in her perfect loveliness. Such a lovely maid was never seen--so they named her simply, Beauty. No fairy godmother came with gifts to call her so; but she grew so sweet and lovely, that in the city where she dwelt they knew...

## Chapters

- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beauty-and-the-beast-74277/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beauty-and-the-beast-74277/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/beauty-and-the-beast-74277/chapters/3/index.md)