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    The Land of the Blue Flower
    The Land of the Blue Flower
    The Land of the Blue Flower
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    The Land of the Blue Flower

    By Frances Hodgson Burnett

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    Classic short story for children. According to Wikipedia: "Frances Hodgson Burnett, ( 1849 -1924) was an English–American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy. Born Frances Eliza Hodgson in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, her father died in 1854, and the family had to endure poverty and squalor in the Victorian slums of Manchester. Following the death of her mother in 1867, an 18-year-old Frances was now the head of a family of four younger siblings. She turned to writing to support them all, with a first story published in Godey's Lady's Book in 1868. Soon after she was being published regularly in Godey's, Scribner's Monthly, Peterson's Ladies' Magazine and Harper's Bazaar. Her main writing talent was combining realistic detail of working-class life with a romantic plot. Her first novel was published in 1877; That Lass o' Lowrie's was a story of Lancashire life. After moving with her husband to Washington, D.C., Burnett wrote the novels Haworth's (1879), Louisiana (1880), A Fair Barbarian (1881), and Through One Administration (1883), as well as a play, Esmeralda (1881), written with William Gillette...Her later works include Sara Crewe (1888) - later rewritten as A Little Princess (1905); The Lady of Quality (1896) - considered one of the best of her plays; and The Secret Garden (1909), the children's novel for which she is probably best known today. The Lost Prince was published in 1915..."

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeltzer Books
    Release dateMar 1, 2018
    ISBN9781455359134
    The Land of the Blue Flower
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    Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English–American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's stories, in particular The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, and Little Lord Fauntleroy.

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      Literally one of my favourite stories of all time. I think EVERY person should read this story at least once in their life. I live by what the story teaches. Absolutely beautiful. Yet another another masterpiece by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

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    The Land of the Blue Flower - Frances Hodgson Burnett

    THE LAND OF THE BLUE FLOWER BY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

    Published by Seltzer Books

    established in 1974, now offering over 14,000  books

    feedback welcome: [email protected]

    Children's Books by Frances Hodgson Burnett available from Seltzer Books:

    The Secret Garden

    A Little Princess

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Emily Fox-Seton

    Robin

    A Fair Barbarian

    The Head of the House of Coombe

    His Grace of Osmonde

    In the Closed Room

    A Lady of Quality

    The Land of the Blue Flower

    The Little Hunchback Zia

    Little Saint Elizabeth

    The Lost Prince

    Racketty-Packetty House

    Sarah Crewe

    The Shuttle

    T. Tembarom

    The White People

    Part One

    The Land of the Blue Flower was not called by that name until the tall, strong, beautiful King Amor came down from his castle on the mountain crag and began to reign. Before that time it was called King Mordreth's Land, and as the first King Mordreth had been a fierce and cruel king this seemed a gloomy name.

    A few weeks before Amor was born, his weak, selfish boy-father--whose name was King Mordreth also--had been killed while hunting, and his fair mother with the clear eyes died when he was but a few hours old. But early in that day she sent for her venerable friend and teacher, who was said to be the oldest and wisest man in the world, and who long ago had fled to a cave in the mountains, that he might see no more of the famine and disorder and hatred in the country spread out on the plains below.

    He was a marvelous old man, almost a giant in size, and having great blue eyes like deep sea-water. They, too, were clear eyes like the fair Queen's--they seemed to see all things and to hold in their depths no single thought which was not fine and great. The people were a little afraid of him when they saw him go striding majestically through their streets. They had no name for him but The Ancient One. The lovely Queen drew aside the embroidered coverlet of her gold and ivory bed and showed him the tiny baby sleeping by her side.

    He was born a King, she said. No one can help him but you.

    The Ancient One looked down at him.

    "He has long limbs and

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