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Title: The Basket of Flowers
Author: Christoph von Schmid
Illustrator: Watson Charlton W. E. Evans
Release Date: January 4, 2008 [EBook #24160]
Language: English
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THE BASKET OF FLOWERS
[Illustration: "An officer came to Mary's cell." See page 36.]
THE BASKET OF FLOWERS
By
CHRISTOPH VON SCHMID
With Illustrations By
WATSON CHARLTON and W. E. EVANS.
Published by JOHN F. SHAW & CO., LTD., 3, Pilgrim Street, London.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
In putting forward a new edition of The Basket of Flowers no apology is needed. This charming story is now something of a children's classic, and the only merits that the publisher can claim for the present edition are variety in the manner of the illustration and the outward design of the book. To these may be added, perhaps, the further claim that in the present English version, which is copyright, some of the more glaring faults that mar the original translation are avoided. For the rest, it is hoped that the charm of the original has b