Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet
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About This Book
Contents include: The First Night - Story of the Old Man in the Spangled Coat / The Second Night - Ale the Unicorn / The Third Night - The Son of the Tailor of Ooch / The Fourth Night - The Ragpicker and the Princess / The Fifth Night - The City of Dead Leaves / The Sixth Night - The Enchanted Highwayman.
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- SOLARIO THE TAILOR
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- TO BE READ FIRST
- The Teller of Tales SOLARIO THE TAILOR
- THE FIRST NIGHT STORY OF THE OLD MAN IN THE SPANGLED COAT
- The Doublet with the Missing Button
- The Dark Mansion in the Walled Park
- The Tailor Meets the Tall Black Man and His Fair Daughter
- The Black Prince Tells His Story
- THE STORY OF THE BLACK PRINCE
- THE STORY OF THE COURTEOUS STRANGER
- Eight Tailors Who Could not Sew on a Single Button
- The Tailor Is Visited by a Hideous Old Woman
- The Jolly Mule Driver and His Sing-Song
- Adventures in Search of Alb the Unicorn
- Solario Encounters Alb the Unicorn
- THE STORY OF THE WHITE UNICORN
- The Button Is Sewed on with the Unicorn’s Hair
- The Prince Receives the Tailor’s Terms
- The Magic Doublet Is Suddenly Produced
- THE SECOND NIGHT ALB THE UNICORN
- “THE STORY OF ALB THE UNICORN.”
- Alb the Fortunate and the Princess Hyla
- A Tattered Old Beggar Comes to the Goldsmith’s Shop
- The Old Man Proposes a Strange Bargain
- The Three Black Hairs in the Yellow Head
- Alb Wins the Promise of the Princess’s Hand
- THE RAGPICKER AND THE PRINCESS
- A Trifling Incident Disturbs Alb’s Mother
- Unreasonable Conduct of the Goldsmith’s Widow
- The Merrymakers Are Suddenly Sobered
- The Princess Finds Her Husband Bewitched
- Alb and the Princess Visit the One-Armed Sorcerer
- The Old Man of Ice, the Laughing Nymph, and the Great Horned Owl
- The Burning Glass, the Brass Pin, and the Loop of Thread
- He Hears Thunder in a Clear Sky
- He Goes Down into the Cave in Thunder Mountain
- He Pursues the Man of Ice with the Burning Glass
- He Commences to Make His Escape from the Cave
- He Sails Across the Great Sea
- He Finds a Child in a Pool of the Rock
- The Laughing Nymph in the Three-Spired Rock
- The Second Black Hair Is Gone
- The Great Horned Owl Stands Ready for the Loop of Thread
- Alb Sees in the River the Reflection of a Unicorn
- THE THIRD NIGHT THE SON OF THE TAILOR OF OOGH
- THE STORY OF THE BLACK PRINCE
- THE STORY OF THE MAGIC DOUBLET
- The Prince and His Daughter Set Forth for Oogh
- A Strange Encounter at a Wayside Well
- The Three Blind Ballad Singers
- The Blind Ballad Singer Displays the Shears of Sharpness
- The Strange Conduct of the People of Oogh
- The Mansion in the Ruined Park
- The Solitary Figure Behind the Spider’s Web
- The Prince Watches the People’s Behavior Toward the Boy
- The Man with the Ball in the Underground Alley
- The Prince Sets Out for His Encounter with Babadag the Tailor
- Babadag the Tailor, Goolk the Spider, and the Eight Tailors
- The Prince Dines with Babadag the Tailor
- The Three Blind Ballad Singers Once More
- THE STORY OF NOBBUD BALD-ER-DASH THE PEDDLER
- The Magic Doublet Protects the Prince Against the Knitters of Eyebrows and Against Goolk the Spider
- The Prince’s Daughter Has Beguiled the Shears of Sharpness from the Ballad Singers
- A Light Flickers in the Dark Shop
- The Prince’s Daughter Is Gone, and the Prince Makes a Dash for Liberty
- Babadag the Tailor Is Conquered by His Little Son
- The Governor, Being Released, Beholds the Prince’s Daughter
- The Shearing of the Eyebrow
- The Prince before the Seat of Judgment
- The Doom of the City of Oogh
- The Tailor’s Son Follows Him into the Burning City
- The Boy Is Found on the Sill of His Ruined Home, Alive
- The Eight Tailors Stand Before Them in a Row
- They Meet the Three Blind Ballad Singers for the Last Time
- THE FOURTH NIGHT THE RAGPICKER AND THE PRINCESS
- “THE RAGPICKER AND THE PRINCESS.”
- The Princess Hears a Voice from the Waves Beneath Her Window
- The Princess Sees the Shadow of an Old Woman
- A Midnight Visit from a One-Armed Old Man
- Alb, Seeking the Princess, Sits Down by the Seashore
- An Interview with a Talking Seal
- A Sea Journey on the Back of a Seal
- The Village of Storks
- The Ragpicker Frightens the Men Away with Her Bag
- He Follows the Ragpicker Down Into the Dark
- She Stirs a Steaming Mixture with Her Long Hooked Forefinger
- The Shadows of the Children
- He Loses His Way in the Dark
- He Hears the Voice of the Seal Again
- He Peeps into the Sorcerer’s Workshop
- He Lies in Wait with a Bow and Arrow
- The Ragpicker Releases the Shadows in the Street
- A Singular Commotion on the Housetops
- The Princess Is Herself Again, but—
- The King Beholds His Child and Is Grieved
- The Seal Introduces His Liniment, Guaranteed to Cure in All Cases
- THE STORY OF THE TALKING SEAL AND HIS SISTER
- THE FIFTH NIGHT THE CITY OF DEAD LEAVES
- “THE STORY OF TUSH THE APOTHECARY, AND OF PARAVAINE HIS SISTER.”
- The Misfortunes of Tush the Apothecary
- They Find Themselves on an Unknown Shore
- The Startling Effect of Making a Ring of Grass
- They Start Upon a Journey Through the Air
- The Orange Tree and the Panther
- They Come Upon the King’s Brother in Rags
- A Dwarf Clad in Motley Stands up to Speak
- Buffo the Fool Leads Them to the Palace
- They Find the King in a Terrible State
- The Perfection Cream Is Rubbed into the Itching Palm
- Tush the Apothecary Takes the People in Hand
- Paravaine Has Made Her Choice
- He Finds Himself Rubbing His Palms Together
- He Cannot Find the Ingredients for Making the Salve
- Tush and His Sister are Seized by the Angry Crowd
- The Genie in the Whirlwind
- The Pulling Off of the Genie’s Ring
- THE SIXTH NIGHT THE ENCHANTED HIGHWAYMAN
- “THE STORY OF THE ENCHANTED HIGHWAYMAN.”
- “THE STORY OF THE ENCHANTED HIGHWAYMAN.”
- A Voice from Nowhere Bids the Prince Stop
- The Prince Listens to a Curious Discourse
- The Prince, Alone in the Forest, Hears the Bark of a Dog
- The Prisoner Inside the Wasp’s Nest
- The Dog Leaps Upon Him to Devour Him
- The Prince, Sitting on the Ground, Looks Up at a Genie
- The One-Armed Sorcerer Appears from Within the Wasp’s Nest
- The Highwayman and Nine of His Daughters Appear in Proper Person
- He Sees the Highwayman’s Tenth Daughter
- The Genie Breathes Fire Upon the Witch’s Hut
- The One-Armed Sorcerer Performs Upon a Button
- The Genie Flies Away With the Witch
- The Prince Leads His Beloved Home
- The Magic Doublet Is Presented at the Wedding
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