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050 4 _aPR
100 1 _aHousman, Laurence,
_d1865-1959
245 1 4 _aThe house of joy
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aIllustrated by the author.
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-15
505 0 _aThe prince with the nine sorrows -- The luck of the roses -- The White King -- The story of the herons -- Syringa -- The traveller's shoes -- The moon-flower -- Happy returns.
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The House of Joy" by Laurence Housman is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The stories within explore themes of love, sacrifice, and transformation, set against a backdrop of magical elements and whimsical characters. The opening tale, "The Prince with the Nine Sorrows," features a prince destined to encounter profound sadness due to the mysterious disappearance of his foster-sisters, intricately entwined with his fate. The beginning of "The House of Joy" introduces readers to the life of a young prince raised far from his royal family, who bears nine sorrows linked to the loss of his foster-sisters. After a foreboding dream, his mother enlists the help of a family fairy, which ultimately leads to the mysterious vanishing of the sisters. As the prince grows, he feels the void of his lost siblings and the weight of his melancholy. Driven by an innate desire to find them, he embarks on a quest, revealing a heartfelt exploration of familial bonds and the intersection of joy and sorrow. The narrative combines elements of fantasy with deep emotional resonance, inviting readers into a rich tapestry of enchanting storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., 1895
653 _aFairy tales
653 _aEnglish fiction -- 19th century
653 _aShort stories, English
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/houseofjoy00housrich/page/n7/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75624
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