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Prince Prigio

By Andrew Lang

2019-10-03 00:42:26

Prince Prigio is a literary and comic fairy tale written by Andrew Lang in 1889 and illustrated by Gordon Browne. It draws in Lang's folklorist background for many tropes. It begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. A ... Read more
Prince Prigio is a literary and comic fairy tale written by Andrew Lang in 1889 and illustrated by Gordon Browne. It draws in Lang's folklorist background for many tropes. It begins with the introduction of a queen who does not believe in fairies. After many childless years, she and the king finally had a boy, Prigio. When the queen refused to invite the fairies to the christening, none of the nobles would attend, and so the king and queen were alone when the fairies arrived and presented the child with gifts. Among the gifts were a never-empty purse....... Less

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File size1152.426 KB
Print pages144
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2010-08-19
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780824023065
Author
Andrew Lang, FBA was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the ...

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