The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient

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The Jade Story Book; Stories from the Orient

by Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens

EN·~6 hours

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Description

In a glittering palace of porcelain, an emperor learns of a legendary nightingale praised by travelers from distant lands. Though his gardens brim with exotic flowers and golden bells, the bird’s song remains a mystery to him, whispered only in the pages of foreign scholars. Intrigued and determined, he commands his First Lord to bring the elusive creature to his court, warning of dire consequences should the task fail.

The First Lord scours the sprawling palace, questioning every servant, yet none have ever heard of the famed bird. As rumors of the nightingale’s enchanting melody spread, the search becomes a race against time, pushing the court’s officials to confront the thin line between fact and fiction. Listeners will be drawn into a world where curiosity, loyalty, and the whisper of a song may hold the key to the emperor’s fate, all set against the lush backdrop of an ancient Eastern realm.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~6 hours (356K characters)

Series

The jewel series

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2021-07-31

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

PW

Penrhyn Wingfield Coussens

1873–1944

Best remembered for gathering stories, poems, and reading lists for young readers, this British-American author helped shape early 20th-century children's books. His work ranges from fairy-tale collections to practical guides on what children might love to read next.

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