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| 100 | 1 | _aHatton, Bessie | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2011 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2011-08-05 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aThe Village of Youth -- A child of the winds -- The flower than reached the Sun-lands -- The Garden of Innocence -- A Christmas rose -- The windflower. | |
| 508 | _aProduced by Delphine Lettau, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"The Village of Youth, and Other Fairy Tales" by Bessie Hatton is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The stories blend elements of fantasy, morality, and whimsy, featuring themes of youth, love, and the bittersweet nature of life. One key tale, "The Village of Youth," follows a young King who, despite having a perfect palace and a devoted fiancée named Rowena, becomes consumed by the fear of aging and loses his capacity for joy as he separates himself from the elderly members of his kingdom. At the start of the first story, the King’s fear of age drives him to divide his realm into a "Village of Youth" and a corresponding area for the elderly, leaving him increasingly isolated. His betrothed, Princess Rowena, shares in his despair, and together with the beautiful Lady Beryl—who seeks to resolve the King's melancholy—a plan is crafted to confront Time itself. Beryl embarks on a quest to discover how to stave off aging, driven by her desire to keep the kingdom forever youthful. This opening sets a stage filled with rich imagery and thoughtful dialogue about youth versus age, mastery over time, and ultimately, the acceptance of the natural cycles of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aFairy tales | ||
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_aMargetson, W. H. _q(William Henry), _d1861-1940 |
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