| Otto of the Silver Hand (1888) ( children's ) NOVEL by: Howard Pyle Contributor(s): Pyle, Howard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542810558 ISBN-13: 9781542810555 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $7.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 9" (0.31 lbs) 98 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Otto of the Silver Hand is a children's novel about the Dark Ages written and illustrated by Howard Pyle. It was first published in 1888 by Charles Scribner's Sons. The novel was one of the first written for young readers that went beyond the chivalric ideals of the time period, and showed how cruel the time period could really be The book centers around the life of Otto, the son of German warlord Baron Conrad. Otto's mother, Baroness Matilda, has died in premature labour, brought on by the sight of the Baron's battle wounds, prompting Conrad to take his newborn son to be raised in a nearby monastery. When Otto reaches the age of eleven his father returns to claim him from the gentle monks, taking him back to live in Castle Drachenhausen, |