Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box by Putnam and Bates
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"Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box" by Eleanor Putnam and Arlo Bates is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The book narrates the whimsical adventures of Prince Vance, a mischievous young prince who becomes embroiled in magical mishaps primarily due to his troublesome relationship with his fairy godmother, Copetta. As Vance grapples with the consequences of his actions and the various magical
beings he encounters, he learns valuable lessons about responsibility and kindness. The opening of the story introduces Prince Vance at a moment of frustration as he has just engaged in a slightly rebellious altercation with his tutor. When his fairy godmother arrives unexpectedly, she scolds him for his bad behavior and threatens him with dire consequences. After an encounter with the Blue Wizard, Vance receives a box of magical bonbons that lead to the unexpected shrinking of his tutor and eventually the whole royal court into a tiny size. The prince, initially enjoying the chaos he has created, later realizes he must find a way to restore his family and face the implications of his reckless wish for magic and mischief. As he embarks on a quest to solve his predicament, readers are drawn into a fantastical world filled with curious characters and unpredictable adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Putnam, Eleanor, 1856-1886 |
|---|---|
| Author | Bates, Arlo, 1850-1918 |
| Illustrator | Myrick, Frank |
| Title | Prince Vance: The Story of a Prince with a Court in His Box |
| Credits |
Produced by Meredith Bach, Asad Razzaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fantasy literature |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Fairies -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Princes -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29005 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-29005-8 |
| Release Date | May 30, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 515 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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