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Princess September and the Nightingale
By Maugham, W. Somerset & Jones, Richard Foster
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-19512-480-4
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press, c1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1999
Gr 2-5 First published in 1922 in a magazine, this original parable appeared in many venues before it was offered as an illustrated children's book (Oxford Univ., 1939; o.p.). This reissue reproduces the original illustrations and adds an introduction by Jan Morris and an afterword by Samuel J. Rogal, a Maugham scholar who traces the history of the story, places it within the context of the writer's work, and briefly sketches the career of the artist. Set in Siam (now Thailand), th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
