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The Emerald Circus

Jane Yolen · 2017collection

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Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice's wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but really needs a sense of humor. In Jane Yolen's first full collection in more than ten years discover new and uncollected tales of beloved characters, literary legends, and much more. Enter the Emerald Circus and be astonished by the transformations within.

Source · Open Library

Contents

  1. 1Andersen's Witchshort story
  2. 2Lost Girlsnovelette
  3. 3Tough Aliceshort story
  4. 4Blown Awayshort story
  5. 5A Knot of Toadsnovelette
  6. 6The Quiet Monkshort story
  7. 7The Birdshort story
  8. 8Belle Bloody Merciless Dameshort story
  9. 9The Jewel in the Toad Queen's Crownshort story
  10. 10Gift of the Magicians, with Apologies to You Know Whoshort story
  11. 11Rabbit Holeshort story
  12. 12Our Lady of the Greenwoodshort story
  13. 13The Confession of Brother Blaiseshort story
  14. 14Wonder Landshort story
  15. 15Evian Steelnovelette
  16. 16Sister Emily's Lightshipshort story
  17. 17Note on a Dried Codpoem
  18. 18From: Five Meditations on Uspoem
  19. 19Managing Your Flamingopoem
  20. 20Dorothy Before Ozpoem
  21. 21I Am the Applepoem
  22. 22Oak Casketpoem
  23. 23Donna Plays Fiddle at Her Mother's Wakepoem
  24. 24Maiden v. Unicornpoem
  25. 25Missionpoem
  26. 26Beauty and the Beast: An Anniversarypoem
  27. 27Dorothy and Alice Take Teapoem
  28. 28Green Manpoem
  29. 29Merlin: A Haikupoem
  30. 30Compère Le Louppoem
  31. 31A Different Kind of Bone: A Compressed Sonnetpoem
  32. 32Emily D and Bird Play St. Pete'spoem