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It is rare indeed when a writer's original stories are regarded as masterpieces on a par with the great folkloristic fairy tales that have been handed down through the ages. But Howard Pyle's absorbing tales have for generations enjoyed such overwhelming popularity with boys... Read Full Overview

Complete and unabridged paperback edition.

First Published 1888

Famous and influential as a preeminent illustrator, Howard Pyle was also a gifted writer beloved by millions -- young and old -- for his endearing and enchanting fairy tales. The Wonder Clock is a delightful, magical collection of whimsical stories: twenty-four stories for twenty-four... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

A short verse introduces a fairy tale for each hour of the day and night. Includes such tales as: Bearskin -- The Water of Life -- How one Turned his Trouble to Some Account -- How Three Went out into the Wide World -- The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts -- The Princess... Read Full Overview

Here Howard Pyle has compiled twenty-four marvelous tails. One for every hour of the day

The wonder clock, or, Four and twenty marvelous Tales - being one for each Hour of the Day is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

The Wonder Clock: Or Four And Twenty Marvelous Tales, Being One For Each Hour Of The Day (1915) is a collection of 24 enchanting stories written by Howard Pyle. Each story corresponds to a specific hour of the day, making it a perfect read for children as they learn to tell time... Read Full Overview

The Wonder Clock: Or Four And Twenty Marvelous Tales, Being One For Each Hour Of The Day (1915) is a collection of twenty-four fairy tales written by Howard Pyle. Each tale is set at a different hour of the day and follows the adventures of various characters, including fairies,... Read Full Overview