Charles Perrault

Charles Perrault was a French author born in Paris in 1628. He became well known for collecting and publishing fairy tales based on traditional stories. His collection Histoires ou contes du temps passé (1697), also known as Tales of Mother Goose, included stories such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, and Sleeping Beauty. His versions helped shape the way these fairy tales were told to later generations. Perrault died in 1703.