The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Robert Browning’s famous verse retelling of the medieval legend of the Pied Piper is renowned for its humor and vivid wordplay. When the selfish townspeople of Hamelin refuse to pay the piper for spiriting away the hordes of rats that had plagued them, he exacts his revenge by luring away their...
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Robert Browning’s famous verse retelling of the medieval legend of the Pied Piper is renowned for its humor and vivid wordplay. When the selfish townspeople of Hamelin refuse to pay the piper for spiriting away the hordes of rats that had plagued them, he exacts his revenge by luring away their greatest treasure, the children of the town.Color reproductions of Kate Greenaway’s beautiful, delicate watercolor illustrations adorn every page.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780679428121 (0679428127)
Publish date: November 2nd 1993
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Pages no: 105
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Classics,
Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Medieval,
Fairy Tales,
Poetry,
Picture Books,
Mythology,
Folklore