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Flower Fables

by Louisa May Alcott

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile
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"Flower Fables" by Louisa May Alcott is a collection of enchanting tales written in the mid-19th century. These fables explore themes of kindness, love, and moral lessons through the whimsical adventures of fairies and other mystical beings, each story conveying important virtues as they interact with the world around them. The opening portion of "Flower Fables" introduces readers to a vibrant fairyland where fairies gather under the summer moon to share stories. The main fairy, Violet, reveals the plight of her realm, which is threatened by the cruel Frost-King. As she expresses her desire to save the flowers from his cold grasp, the fairies engage in a council to find a solution. Violet bravely volunteers to confront the Frost-King, believing that love can thaw his icy heart. This sets the stage for a tale about the power of love and sacrifice, emphasizing the importance of compassion and selflessness in overcoming adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations.

  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary and project-gutenberg matched “Fairies” and “fairies”. Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the description and “Fairies” in the subject metadata.

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    • “fairies”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Fairies”· in description
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Open Library reports 448 editions; 2 cataloged here.

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1900W. B. Conkey companyEnglish—Public

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1994-09-01Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Open Library reports 448 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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