Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Red Door Consulting, 2014
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Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (17 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781467681667 MWT18587183, 1467681660 18587183
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Read by Cathy Dobson
The King is Dead, Long Live the King by Mary Coleridge (1861-1907) has the simple directness of a fairy tale, albeit one which is run through with cynical irony. A king on his deathbed is granted one hour after death in which he may return to his kingdom. If during that hour, he finds three people who would wish him alive again, then he can indeed come back to life. The hour is spent learning some hard truths, uncovering false friends and finding surprising support where he least expects it. The ending includes a bitter twist
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