Page 2 - Learn English through a short story
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Introduction
Beauty and the Beast is a French story written by Mme
de Villeneuve in 1740. Mme de Beaumont published an
abridged and more famous version in 1756. The first
adaptation on screen was made in 1903; since then, remade
more than 25 times. A masterpiece by Jean Cocteau was
made in 1946 and presented during the first International
Cannes festival.
