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peopletalk's Podcast


Nov 7, 2007

Our latest audio book is the classic fable
'Beauty and the Beast'  by Marie Le Prince de Beaumont narrated by
Sara Mendes da Costa. (Photo) produced by Nigel Killick.

Biography:

JEANNE MARIE LEPRINCE
DE BEAUMONT
French author (1711-1780)
Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont was born in Rouen in 1711. In 1748 her first book appears, Le Triomphe de la vérité ou mémoires de M. de La Vilette. She then moved to London where she became tutor of upper-class girls. Then she began writting magazines or pedagogic treatises on children's education. She founded 'Nouveau Magazine français', a literary and scientific compilation for young readers. Between 1750 and 1780 there are 40 volumes published, among them, the famous 'Magazines pour les enfants' (1757) where 'Beauty and the Beast' can be found, 'Magazine des adolescents' (1760) and 'Magazine des pauvres' (1768). At the age of fifty she left England and gets married to Thomas Pichon, with whom she has six children.

This is a peopletalk production © 2007
Production Team:
Sara Mendes da Costa Narrator & Associate Producer is a professional Voice over artist please visit her page for more information.
Nigel Killick - Executive Producer.

Click here to visit Sara Mendes da Costa page.
Click here for music by Kaveh track My New Season ©


Katharine Brandeis
over sixteen years ago

\"There is tremendous story-telling craft at work here for all the children inside of us all.\" Katharine Brandeis, Thailand.

Samantha
over sixteen years ago

Wonderful story beautifully told. Thank you for all of your work on this site. The quality here is amazing as usual.

Jason wood
sixteen and a half years ago

I\'m a regular listener to your programs and enjoy the interviews on your show. I\'ve learned quite a bit about people and places over there. I have just listened to \'Beauty and the Beast\' with my six year old son and we both enjoyed the wonderful reading by Sara Mendes da Costa reading — Nadine Jason, St. Maries, ID

Anna Gottlieb
over sixteen years ago

* “Congrats on getting out a wonderful audio story. Not only is it sweet to listen to, the audio quality is terrific.? - Anna, Gottlieb Caley, (CA, USA)

Agilo Konig
sixteen and a half years ago

\"Your observations, representative of humankind are insightful, fascinating, and often novel. Excellent.\" I like, most of your programs and I have just downloaded \'Beauty and the Beast\' narrated by Sara Mendes da Costa. Is Sara Spainish, she sounds so English? I shall be playing to the story my children at bedtime.Excellent!

Agilo Konig, Germany

Agilo Konig