Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His BoxBates, Arlo
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Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box
Bates, Arlo
Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction; Fairies -- Juvenile fiction; Fantasy literature; Princes -- Juvenile fiction
"'How do you know?' demanded the raven, fixing his
glittering eye on the Prince" 51
"But presently a little window opened in the side of the
tree trunk, from which a wrinkled old face looked out" 56
INITIAL: Chapter VII 59
"'But I want it in my mouth,' sighed the man on the ground" 61
"A second man stood on an overturned bucket and blew into
the mouth of the first with a pair of bellows" 63
"'What's all this?' the Prince asked of one who seemed of
some authority" 66
INITIAL: Chapter VIII 68
The Court on the Fisherman's Table 71
INITIAL: Chapter IX 76
"He stopped in amazement, and no wonder" 77
TAILPIECE: THE GIANT'S CASTLE 81
INITIAL: Chapter X 82
PRINCE VANCE ON THE GIANT'S HAND 83
"'I should not wonder, now,' she said, 'if my husband would
give these things to me; they are too small to be of
any use except as seasoning'" 90
INITIAL: Chapter XI 93
INITIAL: Chapter XII 97
"'There!' she exclaimed, as she held it toward him, 'there
it is; and good enough eating for a royal prince'" 99
"'But,' asked the Prince, 'does nobody know anything? Has
nobody any sense?'" 101
TAILPIECE: "'Why don't you catch me?'" 104
INITIAL: Chapter XIII 105
"Now that at last he was standing still, the Prince
perceived his nose was of a most peculiar and curious
fashion" 107
"'Simply a sort of slow-match; grows in the daytime as much
as it burns away at night'" 110
INITIAL: Chapter XIV 112
At the Funny Man's Table 113
INITIAL: Chapter XV 118
"The monkey, looking up, wiped its eyes upon a small lace
handkerchief, which was already quite damp enough" 121
TAILPIECE: "At this the monkey wept so violently" 125
INITIAL: Chapter XVI 126
"He was a good-natured-looking old man; but his head, body,
arms, and legs, even his features, were twisted" 127
INITIAL: Chapter XVII 130
"The Prince took the spade and began to dig, though not
very hopefully" 134
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