Books with title The Princess Sophia

A boy approaching puberty enjoys exuberant imagination that leads him through progressive stages of self-discovery. His imaginary travels unfold before him elusive worlds that most people don't even suspect exit. A mysterious Princess assists him in his search and finally rewards him with the realization of his true nature. A spell binding adventure for young spirits of all ages. A bedtime story about a Boy Coming of Age. What began as a childish dream led to the edge of the Universe. A story that will rejuvenate all of us.

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Morovenia is a country where beauty counts by figures, not by face, and where she who weights 300 lb. is exactly one-third more beautiful than she who weighs 200 lb. to be under 150 lb. is to be on the shelf. Now, our Princess weighs 118 lb. What is to be done? She is growing old, being twenty-one years of age, and in Morovenia the females are usually auctioned off at sixteen. There is also a younger sister, a model of adipose tissue, to be considered, for social law forbids her marriage until first the elder sister has been mated. "A thoroughly amusing book." -Birmingham Post "One of the most amusing books published since Mark Twain's 'Innocents Abroad.'....It is a book to be read and at once." -Dublin Daily Express "Very airy and bright, there are many who will rejoice in this trifle." -Morning Post "In 'The Slim Princess' the heroine is a beautiful Oriental with a soul above fat, and the hero is a reckless young Yankee millionaire with a 'line of talk' and a plan to take the princess to 'some of the red spots on the map.' Kalora goes, and Alexander H. Pike solves the tremendous puzzle: 'Is she a real ingenue, or a kidder?'" -Saturday Evening Post "Quite suitable for anyone who desires complete mental rest." -Scotsman "'The Slim Princess' is breezy, humorous, and provocative of good will." -Philadelphia Record "'The Slim Princess' is an unalloyed delight from beginning to end, sparking with genuine fun." -New York Commercial "Extremely amusing, and put together with much artistic skill." -New York Sun "Lively, diverting, and amazing up-to-date." -New York Times "Every now and then, when we are treated to a thoroughly spontaneous and refreshing bit of humor, our surprise and satisfaction are so great that we are in danger of an almost Latin extravagance of acknowledgment. Take, for instance, the tickle-some nonsense of George Ade's story of 'The Slim Princess,' a Turkish lady to whom fate had denied the creased and overlapping charms that wait upon fig-paste and a cloistered life....An easy victory over our susceptibilities and our risibles." -Life magazine