The Prince had all his young life known the story of Sleeping Beauty, cursed to sleep for a hundred years, with her parents, the King and Queen, and all of the Court, after pricking her finger on a spindle.
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
by Anne Rice
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In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. Now Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him...as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience.
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Les infortunes de la belle au bois dormant: 1. L'initiation
2000-07, Robert Laffont
Mass Market Paperback
in French
2266092030 9782266092036
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Les Infortunes de la belle au bois dormant: 1. L'Initiation
1997, Robert Laffont
Paperback
in French
2221086198 9782221086193
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
1983, E. P. Dutton
Paperback
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0525480544 9780525480549
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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
1983, Plume
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in English
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0452266564 9780452266568
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"THE PRINCE had all his young life known the story of Sleeping Beauty, cursed to sleep for a hundred years, with her parents, the King and Queen, and all of the Court, after pricking her finger on a spindle."
Table of Contents
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty --
The Journey and the Punishment at the Inn --
Beauty --
The Castle and the Great Hall --
The Prince's Bed Chamber --
Prince Alexi --
Prince Alexi and Felix --
The Slaves' Hall --
The Training Hall --
The Hall of Punishments --
Duties in the Prince's Chamber --
Serving Maid --
The Bridle Path --
The Queen's Chamber --
Lady Juliana in the Queen's Chamber --
With Prince Alexi --
Prince Alexi Tells of His Capture and Enslavement --
Prince Alexi's Education Continues --
The Village.
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In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice’s deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come.
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