The White Deer
by:
James Thurber (author)
Here is a Thurber world of enchanted deer and seven-headed dragons, of wizards and witches, of riddles and spells, of false love and true. It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a deer, who assigns each of three princes a perilous labor to perform in order to win her hand....
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Here is a Thurber world of enchanted deer and seven-headed dragons, of wizards and witches, of riddles and spells, of false love and true. It is the story of a beautiful princess, transformed from a deer, who assigns each of three princes a perilous labor to perform in order to win her hand. Drawings by the Author.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780156962643 (0156962640)
ASIN: 156962640
Publish date: October 23rd 1968
Publisher: Mariner Books
Pages no: 132
Edition language: English
A little fantasy story by Thurber, not silly enough to be really funny, yet definitely not a serious story, either. If it had been written within this decade, it might have had that incredibly useless label post-modern thrown on it, as Thurber was one of those writers who delighted in wordplay that ...
Beautiful and charming, this was the first Thurber I had ever read. Having read the book "The Last Unicorn" first, I was taken aback when I realized the similarity between the two.As much as I loved "The Last Unicorn", I have to give credit where credit is due. "The White Deer" was published 23 year...
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