Project Gutenberg 2025-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 207 Housman, Laurence 1865 1959 Housman, Lawrence Bunny, Benjamin 02025320 The house of joy $aLondon :$bKegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co., $c1895. Illustrated by the author. The prince with the nine sorrows -- The luck of the roses -- The White King -- The story of the herons -- Syringa -- The traveller's shoes -- The moon-flower -- Happy returns. 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.) "The House of Joy" by Laurence Housman is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The stories within explore themes of love, sacrifice, and transformation, set against a backdrop of magical elements and whimsical characters. The opening tale, "The Prince with the Nine Sorrows," features a prince destined to encounter profound sadness due to the mysterious disappearance of his foster-sisters, intricately entwined with his fate. The beginning of "The House of Joy" introduces readers to the life of a young prince raised far from his royal family, who bears nine sorrows linked to the loss of his foster-sisters. After a foreboding dream, his mother enlists the help of a family fairy, which ultimately leads to the mysterious vanishing of the sisters. As the prince grows, he feels the void of his lost siblings and the weight of his melancholy. Driven by an innate desire to find them, he embarks on a quest, revealing a heartfelt exploration of familial bonds and the intersection of joy and sorrow. The narrative combines elements of fantasy with deep emotional resonance, inviting readers into a rich tapestry of enchanting storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/houseofjoy00housrich/page/n7/mode/2up 20210713135846housman 1895 GB Reading ease score: 83.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales English fiction -- 19th century Short stories, English PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 226939 2025-06-30T04:25:31.303968 text/html 201872 2025-03-15T17:17:58 text/html 1769968 2025-06-30T04:25:36.375952 application/epub+zip 1767070 2025-06-30T04:25:32.858002 application/epub+zip 240010 2025-06-30T04:25:31.926947 application/epub+zip 2339029 2025-06-30T04:25:38.863956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2262877 2025-06-30T04:25:35.689966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196805 2025-06-30T04:25:30.751993 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176918 2025-03-15T17:17:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16643 2025-06-30T04:25:39.005907 application/rdf+xml 21067 2025-06-30T04:25:32.239941 image/jpeg 3000 2025-06-30T04:25:32.082954 image/jpeg 2089805 2025-06-30T04:25:31.368959 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia