McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Bibliographic Citation:

Blue Beard, or, Fatal curiosity : a tale of the olden time, intended for the amusement of all good children. London : Orlando Hodgson, 10, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield, [1832 or 1833] (London : Sears & Trapp, Printers, 11, Budge Row)

Alternative Title:

Fatal curiosity

Contributor:

Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703. Barbe bleue. English.
Hodgson, Orlando. pbl
Sears & Trapp. prt

Publisher:

Orlando Hodgson, 10, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield, [1832 or 1833]

Notes:

Cover title.
Undated. Date from printer's form of name and years of activity at address; cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 172.
First and last leaves pasted-down to wrappers.
First sentence: "Embosom'd in a spacious pleasant wood, In stately pride a lofty Castle stood: Its owner, known to be a wealthy Knight, Had a blue beard, which made the man a fright: Four wives in turn had shared the monster's bed, The last of which but recently was dead."
Includes 9 woodcuts.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: green wrappers; 8 hand-coloured woodcuts; illustration on cover.

Physical Description:

text.chapbook.black and white, 18 x 11 cm.

Language:

English

Subject:

Fairy tales.
Chapbooks -- Specimens.

Genre/Form:

Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century

Chapbook Category:

Metrical Tales and Other Verse

Call Number:

PN970 H63 B5 1832 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's Collection

Digital Collection:

McGill Library's Chapbook Collection

Sponsor:

The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.

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Link to this chapbook:

http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7875

Chapbook Identifier:

PN970_H63_B5_1832