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Old French Fairy Tales,  by Comtesse de Segur   (1799-1874).
Philadelphia:  The Penn Publishing Company,  1920.   (No visible notice of copyright.)

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Frontispiece: <br /><br />THE LITTLE GREY MOUSE<br /><br />"Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvelous beauty."<br /><br /> . . . page 171

<br /><br />BLONDINE, BONNE-BICHE, and BEAU-MINON <br /><br />"She threw her arms around the neck of Bonne-Biche." <br /><br /> . . . p. 35

<br /><br />BLONDINE, BONNE-BICHE, and BEAU-MINON <br /><br />"They were three months passing through the forest."<br /><br /> . . . page 60

<br /><br />GOOD LITTLE HENRY<br /><br />"A part of the wall crumbled with a terrible noise."<br /><br /> . . . page 82

<br /><br />GOOD LITTLE HENRY<br /><br />"'What are you seeking little one?'"<br /><br /> . . . page 95

<br /><br />PRINCESS ROSETTE<br /><br />"They walked side by side during the rest of the evening."<br /><br /> . . . page 127

<br /><br />OURSON<br /><br />"'Ah ha! you are at last in my domain, little fool!'"<br /><br /> . . . page 211

<br /><br />OURSON<br /><br />"Violette consented willingly to pass the night in the forest."<br /><br /> . . . page 229

<br /><br />BLONDINE, BONNE-BICHE, and BEAU-MINON <br /><br />"Leger meets the wicked princess, Fourbette."<br /><br /> . . . page 11

<br /><br />BLONDINE, BONNE-BICHE, and BEAU-MINON <br /><br />"Blondine sees the castle of Bonne-Biche and Beau-Minon."<br /><br /> . . . page 50

<br /><br />POOR LITTLE HENRY<br /><br />"A large and deep river ran at the foot of the mountain."<br /><br /> . . . page 75

<br /><br />POOR LITTLE HENRY<br /><br />"Henry sprang upon the wolf's back."<br /><br /> . . . page 75

<br /><br />THE PRINCESS ROSSETTE<br /><br />"She saw a man arrive in a laced hat and coat."<br /><br /> . . . page 105

<br /><br />THE PRINCESS ROSSETTE<br /><br />"The fairy must give herself up to the queen and lose her power for eight days."<br /><br /> . . . page 138

<br /><br />THE LITTLE GREY MOUSE<br /><br />"Rosalie never left the park, which was surrounded by high walls."<br /><br /> . . . page 144

<br /><br />THE LITTLE GREY MOUSE<br /><br />"The broom was on fire at once, blazed up and burned her hands."<br /><br /> . . . page 152

<br /><br />OURSON<br /><br />"Agnella and Passerose were dashed from cloud to cloud."<br /><br /> . . . page 185

<br /><br />OURSON<br /><br />"Violette takes refuge from the wild boar."<br /><br /> . . . page 224

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