The Blue Moon

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The Blue Moon

by Laurence Housman

EN·~2 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

By Laurence Housman

0:01
2

THE BLUE MOON

12:16
3

A CHINESE FAIRY TALE

16:23
4

THE WAY OF THE WIND

27:46
5

A CAPFUL OF MOONSHINE

11:39
6

THE MOON-STROKE

11:54
7

HOW LITTLE DUKE JARL SAVED THE CASTLE

11:25
8

THE WHITE DOE

18:08
9

THE GENTLE COCKATRICE

15:18
10

THE RAT-CATCHER’S DAUGHTER

13:09

Description

A tender love blossoms in the woods between a humble peasant boy and a girl who, unknown to anyone, is a princess in disguise. From the moment they tumble into each other’s arms as infants, they share a deep, instinctive bond, laughing and playing together while the world around them remains simple and carefree. Their childhood affection grows into a steadfast commitment, and for seven blissful years they imagine a future together, untouched by status or expectation.

When the truth of her birth surfaces, the girl is whisked away to a grand palace, where court advisers insist that a union with a commoner is impossible—“only once in a blue moon,” they warn. Isolated in gilded rooms, she watches the night sky, yearning for a sign that might reunite her with the love she left behind. As the story unfolds, a quiet hope begins to stir, promising that fate may yet bridge the chasm between royalty and poverty.

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Language

en

Duration

~2 hours (145K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by A. Elizabeth Warren, and David Widger

Release date

2002-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Laurence Housman

Laurence Housman

1865–1959

An English writer, illustrator, and playwright whose career stretched from the 1890s into the 1950s, he moved with ease between visual art, fiction, and the stage. He is especially remembered for historical drama, sharp imagination, and public work in support of women's suffrage.

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