- Le Cabinet des Fées (The Fairy Cabinet) is actually a collection of fairy tales, not a work by a single author named Gérard.
- It was compiled by Chevalier Charles-Joseph Mayer and published between 1785 and 1789.
- The collection features stories from the 17th and 18th centuries, aiming to preserve these tales.
- It includes works by famous authors like Charles Perrault (wrote "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty"), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont ("Beauty and the Beast"), and others.
So, "Le Cabinet des Fées" is an anthology, not a book by a single author. It's a significant collection for preserving classic fairy tales.
