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Edition perfect as a gift. "There was a new emperor in Germany who had come from a far away Swiss castle; Count Rudolph of Hapsburg, a good, honest man with a good, honest, homely face, but bringing with him a stern sense of justice and of right, and a determination to put down the lawlessness of the savage German barons among whom he had come as Emperor. One day two strangers came galloping up the winding path to the gates of the Dragon's house. A horn sounded thin and clear, a parley was held across the chasm in the road between the two strangers and the porter who appeared at the little wicket. Then a messenger was sent running to the Baron, who presently came striding across the open court-yard to the gateway to parley with the strangers."

Born into a family that is already engaged in a blood feud with another noble house, Otto is sent to live with monks, but is reclaimed at age 12 by his militant, but loving father. The gentle-natured boy is kidnapped and mutilated by the rival family. Pauline, his captors daughter helps him escape. His father allows him to return to the monks who place him under the emperor's protection. His silver hand is a replacement for the one Otto lost while in captivity, but his injury does not prevent him from maturing wisely and marrying Pauline.

Otto of the Silver Hand: A rich and engrossing thread of Romance runs through this tale of the motherless son of a valiant robber baron of Medieval Germany. Young Otto, born into a warring household in an age when lawless chiefs were constantly fighting each other or despoiling the caravans of the merchant burghers, is raised in a monastery only to return to his family's domain and become painfully involved in the blood feud between his father and the rival house of Trutz-Drachen. Like the same author's version of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights and his collection of original stories known as The Wonder Clock, this book has become a legend, a modern story with the feel and sound of an ancient tale. It is a reading adventure that youngsters will not soon forget.

ABOUT THE BOOK:- The book is a children novel about the dark ages. It was first published in 1888. The book is as captivating and beautiful as a knight in shining armor tale can be. It's a tale of love, courage, good and evil. The book centers around the life of Otto, the son of German warlord Baron Conrad. Otto becomes a respected statesman, marries his former captor's daughter Pauline, and is known for his wise counsel and peaceful nature. His amputated swordhand is replaced by an artificial and immobile one made of silver. The emperor has castle, rebuilt for the couple and over the gatehouse is carved the motto. "A hand of Silver is better than a hand of iron". ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, science and Industry and after 1900 he founded his own school of art and illustration called the Howard Pyle school of Illustration Art. He illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as Harper's Weekly and St. Nicholas Magazine. His novel Men of iron was made into a movie in 1954, The Black shield of Falworth. Pyle travelled to Florence, Italy to study mural painting in 1910, and died there in 1911 of sudden kidney infection. CONTENTS:- Chapter - I The Dragon's House . 11 • Chapter - II How the Baron went Forth to Shear . 15 • Chapter - III How the Baron came Home Shorn . 20 • Chapter - IV The White Cross on the Hill . 24 • Chapter - V How Otto Dwelt at St. Michaelsburg . 31 • Chapter - VI How Otto Lived in the Dragon's House . 39 • Chapter - VII The Red Cock Crows on Drachenhausen . 47 • Chapter - VIII In the House of the Dragon Scorner . 58 • Chapter - IX How One-eyed Hans came to Trutz-Drachen . 64 • Chapter - X How Hans Brought Terror to the Kitchen . 71 • Chapter - XI How Otto was Saved . 79 • Chapter -

ABOUT THE BOOK:- The book is a children novel about the dark ages. It was first published in 1888. The book is as captivating and beautiful as a knight in shining armor tale can be. It's a tale of love, courage, good and evil. The book centers around the life of Otto, the son of German warlord Baron Conrad. Otto becomes a respected statesman, marries his former captor's daughter Pauline, and is known for his wise counsel and peaceful nature. His amputated swordhand is replaced by an artificial and immobile one made of silver. The emperor has castle, rebuilt for the couple and over the gatehouse is carved the motto. "A hand of Silver is better than a hand of iron". ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy. In 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, science and Industry and after 1900 he founded his own school of art and illustration called the Howard Pyle school of Illustration Art. He illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as Harper's Weekly and St. Nicholas Magazine. His novel Men of iron was made into a movie in 1954, The Black shield of Falworth. Pyle travelled to Florence, Italy to study mural painting in 1910, and died there in 1911 of sudden kidney infection. CONTENTS:- Chapter - I The Dragon's House . 11 • Chapter - II How the Baron went Forth to Shear . 15 • Chapter - III How the Baron came Home Shorn . 20 • Chapter - IV The White Cross on the Hill . 24 • Chapter - V How Otto Dwelt at St. Michaelsburg . 31 • Chapter - VI How Otto Lived in the Dragon's House . 39 • Chapter - VII The Red Cock Crows on Drachenhausen . 47 • Chapter - VIII In the House of the Dragon Scorner . 58 • Chapter - IX How One-eyed Hans came to Trutz-Drachen . 64 • Chapter - X How Hans Brought Terror to the Kitchen . 71 • Chapter - XI How Otto was Saved . 79 • Chapter -

Born into a family that is already engaged in a blood feud with another noble house, Otto is sent to live with monks, but is reclaimed at age 12 by his militant, but loving father. The gentle-natured boy is kidnapped and mutilated by the rival family. Pauline, his captors daughter helps him escape. His father allows him to return to the monks who place him under the emperor’s protection. His silver hand is a replacement for the one Otto lost while in captivity, but his injury does not prevent him from maturing wisely and marrying Pauline.

A rich and engrossing thread of Romance runs through this tale of the motherless son of a valiant robber baron of Medieval Germany. Young Otto, born into a warring household in an age when lawless chiefs were constantly fighting each other or despoiling the caravans of the merchant burghers, is raised in a monastery only to return to his family's domain and become painfully involved in the blood feud between his father and the rival house of Trutz-Drachen. The narrative is told with Howard Pyle's consummate skill and illustrated with some of the most enchanting sketches ever done for a book of this type. Like the same author's version of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights and his collection of original stories known as The Wonder Clock, this book has become a legend, a modern story with the feel and sound of an ancient tale. It is a reading adventure that youngsters will not soon forget.

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