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The crafty princess, or the golden bull in four parts
A fairy tale in which a King is resolved to marry his own daughter due to her extraordinary beauty. When her protests are ignored, the Princess tricks her father into having a golden bull made for her, which she hides in when her father comes for…
The Comical Tricks of Lothian Tom with a Selection of Anecdotes
A humorous story of the many pranks, tricks, and cheatings of Lothian Tom, from boyhood to adulthood. Featuring many other quirky side characters, Tom always looking for new ways to aggravate his fellows or to con them into giving him what he wants.…
The comical history of the king and the cobbler; containing the entertaining and merry tricks, and droll frolics, played by the cobbler. - How he got acquainted with the King, became a great man, and lived at court ever after
In this tale, Henry VIII meets a jovial cobbler while exploring the city one night, in disguise. He is so pleased with the humour, songs, and stories of the cobbler that he spends the night drinking with him and invites him to visit him at court and…
