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Title: The Enchanted Castle
A Book of Fairy Tales from Flowerland

Editor: Hartwell James

Release Date: January 31, 2009 [eBook #27952]

Language: English

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Fairy Tales From Flowerland

Altemus' Fairy Tales Series

THE ENCHANTED CASTLE

A Book of Fairy Tales from Flowerland

Edited with an Introduction by

HARTWELL JAMES

With Forty Illustrations by John R. Neill

Philadelphia
Henry Altemus Company

* * * * *

Altemus'
Illustrated
Fairy Tales Series

The Magic Bed
A Book of East Indian Tales
The Cat and the Mouse
A Book of Persian Tales
The Jeweled Sea
A Book of Chinese Tales
The Magic Jaw Bone
A Book of South Sea Islands Tales
The Man Elephant
A Book of African Tales
The Enchanted Castle
A Book of Tales from Flower Land

Fifty Cents Each

Copyright, 1906
By Henry Altemus

* * * * *

INTRODUCTION

Every boy and girl--and for that matter every man and woman, too--
rejoices when the winter snows have vanished and the earth once more
puts on her beautiful dress of green, for then the flowers wake from
their sleep and clothe the earth with beauty.

Because all boys and girls love flowers, those of them who read this
book will be interested in the beautiful stories they have to tell,
loving them even more when they know something of their past history and
some of the events with which they are associated.

Hundreds of years ago, before clocks or watches were invented, people
used to tell the time by means of flowers, and

"'Twas a l