Cinderella's Secret and other Classical Poems by Brian Edward Hurst (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

A totally different version of the Cinderella story in classical stanza form together with a collection of the poems that won first prize at California State College, San Bernardino. Romantic, amusing, sometimes bawdy, this is no fairy tale for young children, but a young adult version that should please lovers of traditional poetry that rhymes. English teachers may find this version to be an intriguing introduction to poetry for their teenage pupils, who will no doubt love the purple passages and learn some new vocabulary in the process! British spelling has been deliberately preserved.The Story: When Baron Beaumont marries a plump widow, seventeen years after the death of his first wife in childbirth, he discovers his new wife comes with some appalling baggage: two very ugly daughters who are immediately jealous of the Baron's beautiful daughter, Ella Beaumont. When Ella's father is sent to prison for a crime he did not commit, the ugly stepsisters Ermentrude and Agatha De Ville take full advantage of the situation. Ella is demoted to the role of kitchen maid and prevented from attending the Royal Ball held in June. King Louis is hosting the ball to allow his shy son, Ferdinand, to meet some pretty girls. After the ugly sisters have left for the palace with high hopes of meeting some rich lord, Ella has an amazing spiritual encounter and is given the lost key to her dead mother's bedroom, a room that had been locked for many years. After the unexpected arrival of her Aunt Althea, Ella is dressed for the ball and with the assistance of Althea's coach is delivered to the palace. There, Prince Ferdinand is captivated by her beauty and some very extraordinary things occur. Set in the later eighteenth century, prior to the French revolution, real and fictional events are intermingled in a lively and entertaining manner. A few guffaws and chuckles are quite in order!