Abstract: During the Enlightenment, literature for young people arises in a resolutely European framework. An elite is involved who know little of borders. The network of bookshops and some authors can be said to be European, as the publishing history of the works of Leprince de Beaumont, Berquin, or Canon Schmid prove. The legacy of these works includes appropriations that sometimes contrast with each other depending on their mode or intention, geared towards morality or entertainment.
