{"product_id":"the-mountain-sprites-kingdom-edward-knatchbull-hugessen-9781628345063","title":"The Mountain-Sprite's Kingdom","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUnique Elements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical Context - Timeline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CHILDREN'S STORYBOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eby EDWARD HUGESSEN KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Mountain Sprite's Kingdom and Other Stories,\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by BRITISH author \u003cstrong\u003eEDWARD HUGESSEN KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN\u003c\/strong\u003e is a book of short stories of medieval adventures and fairy tales, first published in 1881 in the UNITED KINGDOM.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassic adventure stories for children, filled with thrilling adventure and fairy mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSneak Peak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome people, of course, will tell you that it is all nonsense, and that there are no such things as sprites and fairies, but then those are the people who do not like the children to make a noise, and are always grave and quiet and wise themselves, and to such people fairies do not care to come, and therefore, as they never see them, it is perhaps natural that they should not believe in their existence. But those who read this little story will see at once that there inst be fairies and sprites, because otherwise the things of which I am going to tell you could never really have happened. And if these things had never happened, how could old Karl the woodman have ever told them to me so that I could write them down for the children to read ? It was not so very long ago, either, though I forgot to ask the exact date, but I know it was in the days when England was an island, and English people could not come to the continent of Europe without crossing the sea in a ship or boat. So you see things have not changed so very greatly, and if we knew the whole truth, there may be fairies and all kinds of wonderful beings at this very moment in the place which was the scene of my story.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book of four short stories, of novella proportions, begins with the story of the book's title, of how two children vacationing in Switzerland stumble upon a mountain fairyland. Three other stories of Germanic or romantic medieval mystery include \"Black Rolf of Rookstone,\" in which birds watch over a castle ruled by a miserly old lord of the manor. In \"The Hermit,\" a traveling man is wounded by robbers in a cave, and in \"The Rhine Castle,\" marriage resolves the difficulties of several women. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginally published in 1881\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollection of short stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5.5 x 8.5 inches \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628345063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628345063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Word Well Enterprises\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Edward Knatchbull-Hugessen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200845267199,"sku":"9781628345063","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76d4cf2f-e2f2-4e9f-96cc-5b7529898b4f.jpg?v=1756787999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mountain-sprites-kingdom-edward-knatchbull-hugessen-9781628345063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}