Granny's Wonderful Chair

by Browne, Francis

• ISBN13: 9781851497065
• ISBN10: 1851497064
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd

Summary

A young girl, Snowflower, lives in a cottage with her grandmother, Dame Frostyface, who goes away on a journey leaving her chair as company. Every night the old chair brings Snowflower comfort by telling amazing stories. One day it takes her to the royal palace of King Winwealth. There the chair's tales reform the corrupt court, cheer its unhappy king and bring reward to Snowflower. The unforgettable tales include: The Christmas Cuckoo, The Greedy Shepherd, Childe Charity , and Sour and Civil .

Author Biography

Frances Browne (1816-1879) was born in Donegal and was blinded by smallpox in infancy. She had a vivid imagination and is said to have created the sumptuous palaces, mysterious woods and lush, flower-covered meadows, -- so superbly evoked in Granny's Wonderful Chair -- from her memory of childhood tales. As an adult she lived in London, working as a writer, and contributed to the magazine Leisure Hour for twenty-three years.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 5
Introductory	p. 9
The Christmas Cuckoo	p. 17
The Lords of the White and Grey Castles	p. 37
The Greedy Shepherd	p. 51
The Story of Fairyfoot	p. 58
The Story of Childe Charity	p. 71
Sour and Civil	p. 81
The Story of Merrymind	p. 96
Prince Wisewit's Return	p. 108
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