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Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys
1965·82 pages
This collection features three imaginative short stories set in Renaissance Europe, following characters on quests for wisdom, truth, and greatness.
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This collection features three imaginative short stories set in Renaissance Europe, following characters on quests for wisdom, truth, and greatness.
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Three tales of wonder Three quests for greatness Three feats of imagination Norton Juster, author of the beloved classic The Phantom Tollbooth, shares spellbinding stories that entertain and delight. The first is of Alberic and his endless search for wisdom—will his journey satisfy him in the end? The second reveals a boy with no illusions and a princess with no kingdom. The third is the tale of the richest monarch in the world—and the poorest. What they discover is as amusing as it is unexpecte...
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