The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle | Science Fiction & Fantasy | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0451450523 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0451450523 Global Overview for this book
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The Last Unicorn is one of the true classics of fantasy, ranking with Tolkien's The Hobbit, Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Beagle writes a shimmering prose-poetry, the voice of fairy tales and childhood:
The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea.
The unicorn discovers that she is the last unicorn in the world, and sets off to find the others. She meets Schmendrick the Magician--whose magic seldom works, and never as he intended--when he rescues her from Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival, where only some of the mythical beasts displayed are illusions. They are joined by Molly Grue, who believes in legends despite her experiences with a Robin Hood wannabe and his unmerry men. Ahead wait King Haggard and his Red Bull, who banished unicorns from the land.
This is a book no fantasy reader should miss; Beagle argues brilliantly the need for magic in our lives and the folly of forgetting to dream. --Nona Vero
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This is one of my sister's favorite movies. I can't count the number of times we watched it when we were kids. I bought it thinking of her. I bought it used, and the first owner must have been reading it for a class, because the first chapter is underlined, with side notes. I hope the student did well, because there is no writing after the first chapter; either he or she didn't finish the book, or learned to read without using a pen.
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Amazon.com
The Last Unicorn is one of the true classics of fantasy, ranking with Tolkien's The Hobbit, Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Beagle writes a shimmering prose-poetry, the voice of fairy tales and childhood:
The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone. She was very old, though she did not know it, and she was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of snow falling on a moonlit night. But her eyes were still clear and unwearied, and she still moved like a shadow on the sea.
The unicorn discovers that she is the last unicorn in the world, and sets off to find the others. She meets Schmendrick the Magician--whose magic seldom works, and never as he intended--when he rescues her from Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival, where only some of the mythical beasts displayed are illusions. They are joined by Molly Grue, who believes in legends despite her experiences with a Robin Hood wannabe and his unmerry men. Ahead wait King Haggard and his Red Bull, who banished unicorns from the land.
This is a book no fantasy reader should miss; Beagle argues brilliantly the need for magic in our lives and the folly of forgetting to dream. --Nona Vero
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This is one of my sister's favorite movies. I can't count the number of times we watched it when we were kids. I bought it thinking of her. I bought it used, and the first owner must have been reading it for a class, because the first chapter is underlined, with side notes. I hope the student did well, because there is no writing after the first chapter; either he or she didn't finish the book, or learned to read without using a pen.
Offered on bookrelay.com for in a relay for less than perfect condition books.
Handle with Care
Accepted by Lizabeth86 through the relay, will go off in the mail soon.
Received in the mail today. Thanks Rebemdee for offering this up on the relay I can't wait to read this. I have grown up believing in unicorns and collect them so naturally when I saw the title of this book it was a must have.
Also received my first Holiday card. Very thoughtful. Thanks.
Also received my first Holiday card. Very thoughtful. Thanks.
Journal Entry 3 by Lizabeth86 at Little Free Library - 445 Randolph Rd. in Middletown, Connecticut USA on Sunday, October 10, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (10/10/2021 UTC) at Little Free Library - 445 Randolph Rd. in Middletown, Connecticut USA
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