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Vintage book with no dates, I found this date online on another website, but can not confirm that it is correct. Book starts "Get out o' Mr. Fletcher's road, ye idle, lounging, little -----" Vagabond." ... Read more

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Yes, he was the most beautiful Prince that ever was born.Of course, being a prince, people said that; but it was true besides.

The Prince's christening was to be a grand affair.By six in the morning all the royal household had dressed itself in its very best; and then the little Prince was dressed in his best- his magnificent christening-robe; which proceeding his Royal Highness did not like at all, but kicked and screamed like any common baby.

In truth, though very few knew the Prince in coming to the chapel had met with a slight disaster.His nurse - not his ordinary one, but the state nurse-maid - an elegant and fashionable young lady of rank, whose duty it was to carry him to and from the chapel, had been so occupied in arranging her train with one hand, while she held the baby with the other, that she stumbled and let him fall, just at the foot of the marble staircase.To be sure, she contrived to pick him up again the next minute; and the accident was so slight it seemed hardly worth speaking of.Consequently nobody did speak of it.The baby had turned deadly pale, but did not cry, so no person a step or two behind could discover anything wrong; afterward, even if he had moaned, the silver trumpets were loud enough to drown his voice.It would have been a pity to let anything trouble such a day of felicity. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

the vote from ghanagirlz{Ivey}
this ia a very nice book i like it its my style
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Little Lame Prince
This book is a must read for all preadolecent girls!It is a remarkably sweet and refreshing book that is perfect for bedtime reading!

Little Lame Prince
My Mother read me this book about 47 years ago and I just loved it. I felt so bad for this poor little boy who was held captive. Then the world opened up for him as he rode on his magic carpet.His adventures were sorealistic I felt like I was with him.I reread this book recently becauseI had always remembered liking it as a child.

VICTORIAN FLYING CLOAK
In ten gentle chapters with simple sketches we meet another charming child--this one lame but royal, and an orphan. (Somewhat reminiscent of Old Testament Jonathan's crippled son.) A healthy baby prince is dropped by a careless nurse enroute to his christening; when both his parents die, he is at the mercy of his ambitious uncle/regent who has him secreted away to a lonely tower on a barren plain. (Reminds me of The Emperor and the Kite).

With only a female convict as a nanny, the little lame prince grows to boyhood in utter loneliness, until his fairy godmother gives him a magic cloak which he uses to travel on the sly. Not to escape, but to see more of the world, and the kingdom which should be his. But would the people accept a crippled monarch, even if he could escape and denounce his uncle? The cloak has an even greater significance for him, since it provides him with love (reminding him that ONE person cares for him) and hope.Is being a king someday what he really wants for personal happiness? An ingenuous tale which will soften the hearts of modern readers. But probably bore kids of the Nineties.... ... Read more

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This is a 3-part book , 3 different authors , in the Caxton Edition , ... Read more