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Golden Bird, The
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Title: The Golden Bird
Author: Maria Thompson Daviess
Illustrator: Edward L. Chase
Release Date: October 30, 2005 [EBook #16963]
Language: English
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THE GOLDEN BIRD
BY
MARIA THOMPSON DAVIESS
Author of "The Melting of Molly," "Phyllis," "Sue Jane," "The Tinder Box," etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD L. CHASE
NEW YORK THE CENTURY CO. 1918
Copyright, 1918, by THE CENTURY CO.
Copyright, 1918, by BUTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY
_Published, September, 1918_
[Transcriber's note: Minor typos corrected.]
[Illustration: "Oh, how beautiful!" exclaimed Polly, all restraint leaving her young face and body as she fell on her knees before the sultan]
TO IDA CLYDE CLARKE WHOSE COURAGE INSPIRES ME
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"Oh, how beautiful!" exclaimed Polly, all restraint leaving her young face and body as she fell on her knees before the sultan
A poor old sheep was lying flat with pathetic inertia while A