Bee

The Princess of the Dwarfs

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Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs is a book by Anatole France. The contents list gives chapter titles that include the news a White Rose brings to the Countess of the White Moor and how the loves of Bee of the Clarides and George of the White Moor began, among others. The Duchess is described as charitable, sorry for those unfortunate enough to be wicked, and as bringing up her daughter Bee with the most charming wisdom.

In the government of the Clarides the Duchess followed the advice of an old monk who had escaped from Constantinople, whose rules were not to revive old laws, and to give way to the wishes of the people for fear of rebellion, but to give way as slowly as possible. The text describes a grotto with crystal pillars in which the delicate tints of the rainbow shone, and a throne of coral and weeds where sat the queen of the Sylphs.

About the author

Anatole France

Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French novelist and Nobel laureate celebrated for his irony, elegance, and skeptical wit. He was one of the most admired French writers of his era.