The Three Mulla-Mulgars
by Walter de la Mare
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A trio of royal monkey brothers - Thimble, Thumble, and Nod - receive a magical amulet from their mother, who instructs them to set out in search of their father. It's been many years since the father vanished after undertaking his own quest for the kingdom of his brother, the Prince of the Valleys of Tishnar. With the amulet to protect them, the brothers set off on a series of adventures that unfold across a fantasy vision of Africa. This enchanting tale, a hidden jewel of children's show more literature, is geared toward 9- to 13-year-olds, but the narrative's humor, excitement, and poetic qualities will captivate readers of all ages. Expressive black-and-white illustrations by Caldecott Medalist Dorothy P. Lathrop add charm and beauty to Walter de la Mare's enduring fable of brotherhood and friendship. show lessTags
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Delicately, de la Mare explores the transience of beauty, the poignancy of loss, the immanence of death: and his characters blaze all the more brightly in their course across the impermanent world. There’s a lovely chapter in which Nod meets, and loses his heart to a beautiful Water Midden (water maiden) to whom he entrusts his Wonder-Stone.
If you haven’t read this book before, and if you’re looking for something at least as good as The Hobbit, this is for you. (author Katherine Langrish, https://steelthistles.blogspot.com/2013/06/magical-classics-three-royal-monkeys-...
If you haven’t read this book before, and if you’re looking for something at least as good as The Hobbit, this is for you. (author Katherine Langrish, https://steelthistles.blogspot.com/2013/06/magical-classics-three-royal-monkeys-...
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Born in a Kent village, Walter de la Mare was born on April 25, 1873. He was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children and for his poem "The Listeners". His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction and his post-war Collected Stories for show more Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. De la Mare's first book, Songs of Childhood, was published under the name Walter Ramal. He worked in the statistics department of the London office of Standard Oil for eighteen years to support his family, but nevertheless found time to write. De la Mare suffered from a coronary thrombosis in 1947 and died of another in 1956. His ashes are buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, where he had once been a choirboy. (Bowker Author Biography) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a poet, novelist, & anthologist. The recipient of numerous awards, he held honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, & several other universities. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Three Mulla-Mulgars
- Original title
- The Three Mulla-Mulgars
- Alternate titles
- The Three Royal Monkeys
- Original publication date
- 1910
- First words
- On the borders of the Forest of Munza-mulgar lived once an old grey fruit-monkey of the name of Mutt-matutta.
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Kids
- DDC/MDS
- 823.912 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1901-1945
- LCC
- PZ7 .D3724 .T4 — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, German
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 21
- ASINs
- 14
