Who was Charles Perrault? Why the fairy tales you know may not be as they seem
French author Charles Perrault was born 388 years ago on January 12, and has become immortalised as the father of the fairy tale as we know it (Re-published from The Telegraph ) By Rhiannon Williams 10:00PM GMT 12 Jan 2016 Charles Perrault: fairy tale visionary Charles Perrault, author of Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella was born 388 years ago, and has been commemorated with a Google Doodle . Perrault was born in Paris in 1628, and was a lawyer before turning his hand to the written word. While the Brothers Grimm are widely credited with creating the fairy tale as we know it, Perrault actually wrote stories called Le Petit Chaperon Rouge , La Belle au bois dormant and Cendrillon a full 200 years before. Charles Perrault (1628-1703) In 1695, aged 67, he wrote Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals , a series of moral tales designed to prompt the reader to reflect on the dilemmas presented to the protagonist, wh