“King Time or the Mystical Land of the Hours” is a 1908 fantasy novel by Percy Keese Fitzhugh. It imagines a realm of hours governed by Father Time, with clock imagery and whimsical characters. Listeners who enjoy old-fashioned allegorical fantasy may find its gentle play with time appealing.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Transcriber’s Note: New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain. <i>King Time</i> “<i>May I say a word to you, Father Time?</i>” King Time or the Mystical Land of the Hours A Fantasy BY P.K. Fitzhugh Illustrated By L.J. Bridgman H M Caldwell Company New York and Boston
Copyright 1908 By H·M·
Caldwell Co.
Published simultaneously in the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and British Possessions
To Lawrence
Toy figures
spilling clock
parts from a box
into another
figure
Contents
PAGE
PRELUDE
13
WHAT THE CLOCK HAD TO DO WITH IT
19
MR. THREE O’CLOCK’S INVITATION
25
THE SECRET OF THE PASSING HOURS
27
THE JOURNEY
34
SONG OF THE MINSTRELS ON THE FRONTIER 43 THE MAGICAL FLOWER 47 THE SAD STORY OF THE WOLLERPERLECK 63 THE WOLLERPERLECK, OR THE LEGEND OF THE ROADS 71 THE WHOPPER THAT GEORGE WASHINGTON TOLD 83 MR. THREE O'CLOCK'S AWFUL CONFESSION 97 AN EVENING WITH THE COLONIAL HOURS 123 THE DREADFUL NEWS FROM TICKERLEEN 145 ON TO TICKERLEEN! 153 FATHER TIME GIVES HIS OPINION 169 THE MIGHTY DUKE PROCRASTINATE 207 THE REASON WHY 221 THE CLOCK STRIKES EIGHT 229
A toy figure holding an artist List of Colored Plates PAGE “MAY I SAY A WORD TO YOU, FATHER TIME?” (Page 186) Frontispiece “I AM THE HOUR THE BOYS ALL LIKE”” 21 ON THE SWINGER 33 “AND THE FIRE SMILED ON THE GENIAL HOST, THE IMP, AND THE LITTLE BOY” ед “HE TRIED TO BUTTON IT HERE WHEN HE COULDN’T!”” дз THE BULLETIN 116 “THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF TOCKERLORE WENT THE QUEER LITTLE CLOCK-WORK TRAIN" 154 THE DUKE PROCRASTINATE 213
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