Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child's Story
Item
Title
Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child's Story
Description
Stanzas from Browning's 1842 children's story "The Pied Piper of Hamlin", spanning two full images. Penned in at the top right corner of the first page is some simple subtraction (293-222=71). The pages are otherwise unmarked. The plot summary from Amazon: "The town is overrun by rats, but the pied piper comes to the rescue when he offers to rid the vermin by playing music. The townspeople thrilled hire the stranger, but when they don't pay him, they lose a lot more" - Amazon
Creator
Robert Browning for the original text
Date
Original story published 1842, specific copy printed Tuesday, July 23rd, 2002
Format
Printed copy of the story
Language
English
Subject
Robert Browning's "The Pied Piper of Hamelin: A Child's Story"
Source
"http://www.ims.uni-stuttgart.de/~jonas/browning.html" is credited at the bottom of the page
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