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We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read \u201cKing Awkward and Princess Sweetheart\u201d an adaptation by Snoozecast of \u201cPrincess Sweetheart\u201d from \u201cThe Pink Fairy Book\u201d edited by Andrew Lang. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\nThis story was originally found in the \u201cLibrary of Genius and Fairies\u201d written by Madame de Murat, a French aristocrat and writer of the late 1600s. She published many stories that she first debuted at the fashionable literary salons of her time, and was considered one of the leaders of the \u201cfairy-tale vogue.\u201d\n\nAfter several years of success and recognition, Madame de Murat was imprisoned and then exiled, being accused of debauchery and \u201cshocking practices and beliefs\u201d. Although she failed at an attempt to escape wearing the disguise of men\u2019s clothing, she did continue to write her body of works for several years after that.\n\n\u2014 read by 'V' \u2014\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices