THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FIORIMONDE AND OTHER STORIES [Illustration: "She was in the garden, lying on the marble edge of a fountain, feeding the gold fish who swam in the water."--FRONTISPIECE.] THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FIORIMONDE; AND OTHER STORIES BY MARY DE MORGAN [_Author of "On a Pincushion"_] WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY WALTER CRANE LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO: 1880 TO MY SIX LITTLE NEPHEWS AND NIECES THESE STORIES ARE AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THEIR LOVING AUNT MARY DE MORGAN CONTENTS. PAGE THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FIORIMONDE 1 THE WANDERINGS OF ARASMON 43 THE HEART OF PRINCESS JOAN 79 THE PEDLAR'S PACK 131 THE BREAD OF DISCONTENT 140 THE THREE CLEVER KINGS 157 THE WISE PRINCESS 175 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. _Frontispiece._ PAGE 2. HEADING AND INITIAL LETTER, "PRINCESS FIORIMONDE" 1 3. THE PRINCESS AND HER LOOKING-GLASS _To face_ 29 4. GERVAISE WITH THE NECKLACE " 39 5. TAILPIECE 42 6. HEADING AND INITIAL LETTER, "THE WANDERINGS OF ARASMON" 43 7. ARASMON AND CHRYSEA PLAYING TO THE VILLAGERS _To face_ 44 8. ARASMON PLAYING BEFORE THE KING " 66 9. TAILPIECE 78 10. HEADING AND INITIAL, "THE HEART OF PRINCESS JOAN" 79 11. THE PRINCE AND THE WIZARD _To face_ 87 12. THE PRISON WINDOW " 128 13. TAILPIECE 130 14. HEADING AND INITIAL LETTER, "THE PEDLAR'S PACK" 131 15. THE PEDLAR AND THE DONKEY _To face_ 131 16. TAILPIECE 139 17. HEADING AND INITIAL, "THE BREAD OF DISCONTENT" 140 18. THE IMP AND THE BAKER _To face_ 141 19. TAILPIECE 156 20. HEADING AND INITIAL, "THE THREE CLEVER KINGS" 157 21. THE THREE CLEVER KINGS _To face_ 170 22. TAILPIECE 174 23. HEADING AND INITIAL, "THE WISE PRINCESS" 175 24. THE WISE PRINCESS ON THE SEA-SHORE _To face_ 178 25. TAILPIECE 184 [Illustration] THE NECKLACE OF PRINCESS FIORIMONDE [Illustration]