| Romanian Fairy Tales, Edited by J. M. Percival, Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Country & Ethnic Contributor(s): Percival, J. M. (Editor), Kremnitz, Mite (Compiled by) |
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ISBN: 1606640496 ISBN-13: 9781606640494 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Here he stood before the Emperor! Full of big plans for all the peas he would harvest (if he got around to planting the three little peas he had found) the penniless boaster began regaling his highness with wild tales of places far away -- until the Emperor was listening with mouth agape! "I see you have traveled widely, know a great deal, and are cunning and experienced," said the Emperor. "I will gladly give you my daughter in marriage." The braggart now regretted having told so many lies -- for what would happen if the Emperor learned he was not, indeed, the Pea Emperor he made himself out to be? "The Pea Emperor" and seventeen other folktales capture the charm of a Roumania of long ago, and that perhaps never was -- full of dreams and magic. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - General |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6" W x 9" (0.54 lbs) 160 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Here he stood before the Emperor Full of big plans for all the peas he would harvest (if he got around to planting the three little peas he had found) the penniless boaster began regaling his highness with wild tales of places far away -- until the Emperor was listening with mouth agape "I see you have traveled widely, know a great deal, and are cunning and experienced," said the Emperor. "I will gladly give you my daughter in marriage." The braggart now regretted having told so many lies -- for what would happen if the Emperor learned he was not, indeed, the Pea Emperor he made himself out to be? |
Contributor Bio(s): Kremnitz, Mite: - "The creator of this compilation, Marie von Bardeleben(1852 - 1916), became good friends with the Queen Elisabeth, who wrote poems, novels and short stories under the nom de plume Carmen Sylva, and in 1881 she was appointed her maid of honor. They published several novels and a drama in collaboration, Marie signing with the pseudonym Ditto and Idem. Starting with 1890 she changed it to Mite Kremnitz." |
