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ADVENTURE Ancient Grofulus answered appeared asked asked Kaspar Author Beasts beautiful began better blue called Captain close cloth extra Colored Courtiers Crown door Dove-coloured Pigeon dream dress Edition everything eyes face fairy felt flew flowers followed Frontispiece gave give going gold golden hall hand head hear heard heart Illuminated Illustrations Kaspar knew light Linda Lion listened living looked Lord marched Marie Mottled Pigeon never Nickel night octavo once Palace perhaps Poodle presented Price Prince of Astracan replied returned rose round seemed seen shouted side silver Small soldiers sound Spinning Princess Squirrel Prince Stone Warriors stood story strange suddenly Sugar-fairy sword tail tell thought to-night train tree turned Twelve voice wait whispered White Pigeon window wings wish wonderful
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| Title | Kaspar and the seven wonderful pigeons of Würzburg |
| Author | Julia Bachope Goddard |
| Publisher | M. Ward, 1876 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2006 |
| Length | 240 pages |
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