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The Foundling
And Other Tales of Prydain
by Lloyd Alexander
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In this collection of stories about the fantasy world Prydain, readers will discover more about the characters and objects introduced in the five novels that make up the Chronicles of Prydain. Meet Dallben the enchanter as a foundling boy, Angharad, the mother-to-be of Eilwony, and Menwy, the harper. Readers can also learn the dark history of the sword of Dyrnwyn and the secret of Doli of the Fair Folk and his magic stone.
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9780805061307,
Hardcover,
Henry Holt & Co,
1999
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9780805080537,
Paperback,
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers,
2006
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9780844665467,
Hardcover,
Peter Smith Pub Inc,
1992
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Synopses
Eight short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper and key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.
First Line
This is told of Dallben, Greatest of enchanters in Prydain: how three black-robed hags found him, when he was still a baby, in a basket at the edge of the Marshes of Morva.
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