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The Village of Hide and Seek

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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A wandering vagabond, welcomed by kindly children at a country estate, tells of a fanciful journey that draws them into a hidden village reached by cliff paths and mountain caves. They visit enchanted locales—a doll-ruled court, an island of dreams, a soda-water fountain—and encounter a giant and other marvelous beings, moving through episodic adventures that mix play and peril. The chapters unfold as illustrated vignettes that combine wonder and gentle moral reflection, touching on themes of kindness, poverty, consolation, and the restorative power of imagination.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.


"Frontisepiece."

"Almost dumb with surprise, the children turned about to gaze on the world that lay far beneath them"

"All the odd, ill-fitting garments ... were changed into raiments of rich lace and gold"

"He seemed to be leaping over great fields fully a mile at a stride"

"The children stopped to look back upon the spot from which they had just come"

"Looking upward they were amazed to behold the open sky filled with sweet-voiced angels"

"He gave the old harp a nimble sweep with his dexterous fingers that filled the air with enchanting music"

"Perhaps you have noticed by my long hair and studious demeanor that I am both a gentleman and a scholar"


THE VILLAGE OF HIDE AND SEEK