Madame d'Aulnoy

17th century French writer

Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, known as Madame d'Aulnoy, was a French writer and collector of fairy tales. She is best known for compiling the original collection of fairytales in the French language, published in 1697. Madame d'Aulnoy's work is considered a significant contribution to the genre of fairy tales, but she remains largely unremembered due to the societal norms of her time. Despite this, her lega...