The Enchanted Island of Yew

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Baum Lyman Frank. The Enchanted Island of Yew

1. "Once on a Time"

2. The Enchanted Isle

3. The Fairy Bower

4. Prince Marvel

5. The King of Thieves

6. The Troubles of Nerle

7. The Gray Men

8. The Fool-Killer

9. The Royal Dragon of Spor

10. Prince Marvel Wins His Fight

11. The Cunning of King Terribus

12. The Gift of Beauty

13. The Hidden Kingdom of Twi

14. The Ki and the Ki-Ki

15. The High Ki of Twi

16. The Rebellion of the High Ki

17. The Separation of the High Ki

18. The Rescue of the High Ki

19. The Reunion of the High Ki

20. Kwytoffle, the Tyrant

21. The Wonderful Book of Magic

22. The Queen of Plenta

23. The Red Rogue of Dawna

24. The Enchanted Mirrors

25. The Adventurers Separate

26. The End of the Year

27. A Hundred Years Afterward

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Once there was an enchanted island in the middle of the sea. It was called the Isle of Yew. And in it were five important kingdoms ruled by men, and many woodland dells and forest glades and pleasant meadows and grim mountains inhabited by fairies.

From the fairies some of the men had learned wonderful secrets, and had become magicians and sorcerers, with powers so great that the entire island was reputed to be one of enchantments. Who these men were the common people did not always know; for while some were kings and rulers, others lived quietly hidden away in forests or mountains, and seldom or never showed themselves. Indeed, there were not so many of these magicians as people thought, only it was so hard to tell them from common folk that every stranger was regarded with a certain amount of curiosity and fear.

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"Suppose we call him the Silver Knight," suggested Berna, as she eyed his glistening armor.

"Oh, no! – that is no name at all!" declared Helda. "We might better call him Baron Strongarm."

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