Old French Fairy Tales

Comtesse de Ségur, born Sophie Rostopchine on August 1, 1799, in St. Petersburg, Russia, and passed away on February 9, 1874, in Paris, France, was a luminary in children's literature. Born into the nobility, Sophie experienced a tumultuous childhood which significantly influenced her literary work. She married Eugène Henri Raymond de Ségur in 1819 and later became a celebrated author after settli...