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RUMPTY-DUDGET'S TOWER - A Children's Fairy Tale Adventure. E-book. Formato PDF Julian Hawthorne - Abela Publishing, 2020 -
RUMPTY-DUDGET lived in a gray tower. His only pleasure was doing mischief. The mischievous dwarf Rumpty-Dudget captures young Prince Henry and Henry's courageous sister, Princess Hilda, and brother, Prince Frank, set out to find and rescue him before Rumpty-Dudget can seize control of the kingdom! They set out from their parent’s palace, which stands on the borders of a great forest, on the other side of which was Fairy Land. What adventures will the Prince and Princess have as they venture through the Great Forest in search of their brother? Will they find their stolen brother and will they be able to rescue him? Join Princess Hilda and Prince Frank on this most important adventure. 10% of the profit from the sale of this little book will be donated to charities. =============== THE INSPIRATION FOR THE BOOK IN 1877, Julian Hawthorne, son of the author, Nathaniel Hawthorne, was living in Twickenham, near London. He recounts a tale about the inspiration for Rumpty-Dudget; “My sister Una happened to be describing a queer character she had met that day: she had a gift for making swift and vivid portraits in words. “He was a little Rumpty-Dudget of a man,” she said, concluding her description. She may have meant to say, “Rumpelstiltskin,” the name of a dwarf immortalised in the Grimm fairy-tales, with which we had been familiar in our childhood. But her variation struck me soundly, and I said to myself, I’ll write a story about him!” But, in truth, the story, upon that inspiration, wrote itself. I had a fine time with it, and my own children, to whom it was read in manuscript, heartily approved it. Then Alexander Strahan, the publisher, and the first editor of the famous Contemporary Review, saw it and proclaimed, with many a Scottish burr, that it was “a varra fine piece of worrk, my boy, and does ye credit,” and he carried it off and published it in his new magazine for children. Julian Hawthorne ============== KEYWORDS/TAGS: Rumpty Dudget, Gray Tower, royal children, princess Hilda, prince frank, prince henry, palace, great forest, fairy land, adventure, seek, search, Princess, two Princes, Tom, Faithful Guardian, Ways of the Wind, Rumpty’s Triumph, Tom’s Plan, Diamond, Water-Drop, Golden Ivy-Seed, ivy seed, Magic Fire, Rescue, Fairy Queen, king, come with me, take hold, behold, cat, two large leaves, leaf stem, mamma, mother,
The Golden Fleece: A Romance. E-book. Formato PDF Julian Hawthorne - Ionlineshopping.Com, 2019 -
An idiosyncratic tale dealing with a myth that is told in the most captivating fashion. With supernatural elements and mystery, the twists and turns of the plot are engrossing. A murky and evil atmosphere pervades the book and rivets the reader's attention. It takes place somewhere in southern California on the ranch of widower and retired General Trednoke. Professor Meschine, an old friend, is visiting Trednoke and his daughter Miriam. Meanwhile Grace Parsloe, the daughter of an old friend of both men, is journeying from the East coast to stay a while and recuperate from and illness. On her travels she meets with Harvey Freeman who is also coming west, but neither of them know they are going to the same destination. Freeman is a civil engineer who is being sent out for a specific job which he isn't at liberty to discuss. During their travel time, Freeman and Grace develop a friendship, a little more romantic minded on Grace's part than Freeman's. Freeman arrives at the ranch before Parsloe and meets and falls for Miriam at first sight. When Grace arrives it becomes a bit sticky. But there is Don Miguel de Mandoza, a dashing young man who becomes smitten with Grace Parsloe and hopes she will feel the same. The metaphysical/mystery part involves Kamaiakan, the Indian who runs the ranch for Trednoke. He has a mysterious-ness about him and is very knowledgeable about the legends and beliefs of the Azatlan tribe. He has a tie to the Trednokes through Inez, Miriam's mother, and through her to Miriam. He tells of a treasure that was buried in the desert with a spell put upon it to keep it safe. He knows of the spell and the ritual to remove it when it comes time for it to be dug up. To quote from the book - "And, between ourselves," added the general, "Kamaiakan is himself the priestly relative by whom the spell was wrought. He bears an enchanted life, which cannot cease until he has restored the jewels to Miriam's hands."