Glass Slippers and Fairy Godmothers: A Fairy Tale for All Time

Glass Slippers and Fairy Godmothers: A Fairy Tale for All Time
The prince of the realm is enchanted by the mysterious guest in director Kenneth Brannagh's "Cinderella." MovieStillsDB
Jeff Minick
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Charles Perrault (1628–1703) was well advanced in years when he built his greatest monument.

For over 30 years, Perrault worked as a public servant, often in the employ of King Louis XIV. He wrote poetry and pamphlets celebrating the Sun King’s military victories and accomplishments.
Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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