"A man went to knock at the king's door and said, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for favours (favours being offered to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking on the door for petitions, he would pretend not to hear..." Why the petit
Tales of the Islanders
✍ Scribed by Charlotte Brontë
- Book ID
- 110815766
- Publisher
- Hesperus Press
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 117 KB
- Series
- Hesperus Classics
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781780940007
- ASIN
- B006691GAW
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
When Charlotte’s brother Branwell was given a set of 12 toy soldiers, an entire new imaginary world opened before them. The Twelves, or Young Men, became a constant source of inspiration for the Brontë children, spawning tales of swashbuckling adventure, darkest intrigue, doomed romance, and malevolent spirits. The four volumes of tales collected here make delightful reading, while offering a unique insight into Brontë family life and Charlotte’s development as a writer.
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