(xiii) 210 pp. Very lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by David Heffernan. This story collection contains: The Life of Frank Stockton by Jane Yolen; Foreword by Jane Yolen; The Lady or the Tiger; The Discourager of Hesitancy (a continuation of The Lady or the Tiger); The Griffin and the Minor Canon; The Sisters Three and the Kilmaree; The Bee-Man of Orn; Old Pipes and the Dryad; The Castle of Bim; The Magician's Daughter and the High-Born Boy; Ting-a-Ling; Ting-a-Ling and the Five Magicians; and Ting-a-Ling's Visit to Tur-il-i-ra; followed by an afterword by Jane Yolen. Seller Inventory # 233933

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Title: THE LADY OR THE TIGER - and Other Stories

Publisher: Tor Books - Tom Doherty Associates, New York

Publication Date: 1992

Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: David Heffernan;

Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First Thus.

Book Type: Book

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Enter a magical realm of fantasy and adventure...a world of brave heroes, daring quests, and fabulous monsters!

A sleepy village is thrown into a flurry when the local man-eating monster decides to pay a call in "The Griffin and the Minor Canon."

A gentle beekeeper undertakes a dangerous journey to solve a sorcerer's mysterious riddle in "The Bee-man of Orn."

Having angered the ruthless king of a faraway land, a young hero is forced to face the ultimate challenge...choose "The Lady, or the Tiger"?

And re-enter the tiger's arena with "The Discourager of Hesitancy"--the rare and difficult continuation of "The Lady, or the Tiger"!

These are but some of the timeless tales in this collection by a master American storyteller!

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Frank R. Stockton (1834-1902) published his first book, "Ting-a-Ling", a collection of fairy tales, in 1870. From 1873 to 1881, he was assistant editor of "St. Nicholas" magazine, working with Mary Mapes Dodge. His writing career flourished in the last two decades of the nineteenth century, when he produced story collections, novels, and works of history for young readers, as well as nonfiction and fiction for adults, notably his story "The Lady or the Tiger?"

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