The White Cat (French: La Chatte Blanche) is a French literary fairytale written by Madame d'Aulnoy and published in 1698.  The "Animal Bride" story type was made popular by Mme. d'Aulnoy's literary opus and pointed that the tale type maintained a clear and vigorous tradition in the folklore of all of Europe", with more than 300 versions collected.

The tale of The White Cat was a product of the salon culture of the late 17th and early 18th century France, a period of prolific literary production by female writers.

Amazon has a great ebook that contains The White Cat story here - https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Stories-Classic-European-Childrens-ebook/dp/B00AQJ07QM/

The Book Depository has a collection of all of Madame d'Aulnoy's tales in physical form here - https://www.bookdepository.com/Fairy-Tales-Madame-DAulnoy-Countess-DAulnoy/9781410208316

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