
DE VILLENUEVE GABRIELLE-SUZANNE BARBOT
Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (28 November 1685 - 29 December 1755) was a French author influenced by Madame d'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and various prεcieuse writers. Villeneuve is particularly noted for her original story of La Belle et la Bεte, which was published in 1740 and is the oldest known variant of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.


