The foundling

and other tales of Prydain

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Lloyd Alexander: The foundling (1973, Dell)

122 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 1973 by Dell.

ISBN:
978-0-440-42536-6
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OCLC Number:
9143427

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3 stars (1 review)

Six short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, a key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.

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3 stars

I took a break after reading The Black Cauldron, and before diving back into the series I thought it would make sense to read this short book of really short stories. Worth reading and revisiting those characters - I doubt I have spoiled anything for books 3-5 of the Prydain series.

My version was from 1982 and has all the stories. Wikipedia shares that a 1999 edition also has a map and a pronunciation guide - the latter would be a lot of Ffun :) Until then, I'll just keep expectorating while saying "Fflewddur Fflam".

Subjects

  • Fairy tales