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Once upon a time, in a gloomy castle on a lonely hill, where there were thirteen clocks that wouldn't go, there lived a cold aggressive Duke and his niece, the Princess Saralinda. She was warm in every wind and weather, but he was always cold. His hands were as cold as his smile…
The 13 clocks
by Thurber, James, Simont, Marc
fromThe New York Review children's collection
This is James Thurber's revamped fairy tale in which a wicked Duke who imagines he has killed time, and the Duke's beautiful niece, for whom time seems to have run out, both meet their match, courtesy of an enterprising and very handsome prince in disguise.
The 13 clocks
by Thurber, James, Simont, Marc
fromNew York Review children's collection
This is James Thurber's revamped fairy tale in which a wicked Duke who imagines he has killed time, and the Duke's beautiful niece, for whom time seems to have run out, both meet their match, courtesy of an enterprising and very handsome prince in disguise.
The 13 clocks
by Thurber, James, Simont, Marc
fromThe New York Review children's collection
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda.
The 13 clocks
by Thurber, James, Simont, Marc
fromNew York Review children's collection
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda.