The Lost Prince: Two Boys Carrying a Sign Across Europe
Sep 2026 · Aeneas Press
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Marco Loristan and a crippled boy called The Rat are sent across Europe carrying a sign to the secret supporters of a lost dynasty, and are told nothing more than they need. Burnett wrote it during the Balkan wars, inventing the kingdom of Samavia out of the newspapers, and made the whole plot turn on two children's discipline rather than on any weapon. The Rat's transformation is the real story; the throne is the excuse. Fifty-eight plates of moonlit streets, gardens and quiet interiors by painters such as John Atkinson Grimshaw and Luke Fildes catch the same hushed, watchful Europe the boys cross.
Marco Loristan and a crippled boy called The Rat are sent across Europe carrying a sign to the secret supporters of a lost dynasty, and are told nothing more than they need. Burnett wrote it during the Balkan wars, inventing the kingdom of Samavia out of the newspapers, and made the whole plot tu...
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Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English-American writer born in Manchester who emigrated to Tennessee at sixteen and began publishing to support her family. She wrote for adults and children and successfully sued over an unauthorised stage version, changing British copyright law. Her works include Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden, and His Grace of Osmonde.
Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) was an English-American writer born in Manchester who emigrated to Tennessee at sixteen and began publishing to support her family. She wrote for adults and children and successfully sued over an unauthorised stage version, changing British copyright law. Her w...
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