'The Bloody Chamber' Summaries.

The Bloody Chamber

A young bride travels from Paris through the night with her older husband to her new home, a large isolated castle in Brittany.
She describes her introduction to a world of luxury and pleasure.
Their honeymoon unfolds in a way she does not expect.
The Marquis leaves to attend to his business trusting the young wife with the keys to the castle.
Makes her promise not to open his private study.
Phones mum and cries as she talks of luxurius surroundings.
Bored she searches the Marquis' office for info on his previous wives.
Explores the rest of the house.
Narrator opens TBC and finds collection of dead wives.
Drops key in blood.
As wife fears Marquis' retur the piano tuner comforts her.
Marquis returns & prepares to carry out murderous plan.
Rescued by mum and starts new life with the piano tuner.

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A poor man on his way home to his daughter is stranded when his car becomes stuck.
Finds help in the beast but offends him by taking a rose for his daughter.
The daughter is obliged to stay with the beast whilst he helps her father.
She leaves the beast to be with her father and enjoy their wealth promising to return before winter is over.
She neglects promise and the beast almost dies as a result.
She returns and the beast is transformed by her kiss.

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A father loses his daughter to the beast at a game of cards.
The girl is taken to the beasts isolated mansion and resists the beasts voyeuristic requests.
He reveals himself to her as an animal.
She decides to be with him and turns into an animal herself.

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Puss in Boots agrees to work for a penniless young officer.
The officer falls in love with a young woman married to a rich old man.
Puss in Boots and his companion a tabby cat bring the lovers together and arrange a murderous solution to all their problems.
Puss in Boots and the tabby cat and the lovers happily set up a new home together.

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The count and his wife go riding.
He wishes for a beautiful girl.
The girl apperas and the countess is jealous.
The countess destroys the girl.
The count still desires the dead girl and the countess though she has everything learns that jealousy can be painful.

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