This collection is the first scientific edition of Perrault's fairy tales in Russian, intended for adult readers: until now these fairy tales were published only as children's books. The collection includes not only all the tales of Perrault, prose and poetry, but also some of the most famous tales of his successors and followers (d'Onois, Leritier de Vpllodon, Leprence de Beaumont) as examples of French fabulous literature of the XVII-XVIII centuries ;. In French editions, these tales are often combined with the tales of Perrault himself. Edited by M. Petrovsky . Introductory article and comments by H. P. Andreeva . Illustrations by Alexander Dmitrievich Silin ..