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    Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys

    By Norton Juster

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    Three tales of wit and wonder from the children’s classic author of ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’.

    Unlikely hero Alberic is on a seemingly endless search for wisdom. He learns much along the way but will his journey ever satisfy him?

    In the second tale, a boy is drawn to a mysterious painting of a princess far away who’s left bereft of her kingdom. Can he be the knight in shining armour and win back her lands?

    And then meet the richest monarch in the world… and the poorest, as they discover the true worth of wealth.

    Fascinating fables from a classic storyteller overflowing with humour and wit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateMar 29, 2012
    ISBN9780007479887
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    Alberic the Wise and Other Journeys
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    Norton Juster

    Norton Juster was born in New York State in 1929 and grew up (carefully) in Brooklyn, studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and spent a year in Liverpool on a Fulbright Scholarship. After spending three years in the US Navy, he practiced architecture in New York and Massachusetts before teaching architecture and planning. His work includes The Dot and the Line, which was made into an animated film, and a musical adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth.

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      I enjoyed the story from which the book take its title, but otherwise could have skipped this book. Thankfully, it's short enough that I don't feel I wasted my time too badly.