The Emperor's Winding Sheet
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Author
Publication
1992-12-01 - Peter Smith Publisher Inc
Language
English
Word Count
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Page Count
0 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-100844666653
- ISBN-139780844666655
- Open LibraryOL9679688M
Description
An English boy, shipwrecked, hungry, and lost, finds his way into the court of Constantine where he is interpreted as a symbol of good luck and, as such, ordered to be kept always near the king.
First Sentence
From where the boy was, precariously perched in the bending branches of the little orange tree, a wide and lovely landscape could be seen.
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FictionHistoryJuvenile fictionChildren's storiesChildren's fictionChildren's All AgesByzantine empire, fictionKings, queens, rulers, etc., fictionIstanbul (Turkey) -- History -- Siege, 1453 -- Fiction.Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 -- Fiction.Royalty (kings queens princes princesses knights etc.)Byzantine Empire -- History -- Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453 -- Fiction.Byzantine Empire -- History -- Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453 -- Juvenile fiction.
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