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Otto of the Silver Hand
Howard Pyle
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The story of little Otto, a gentle, peace-loving child born into the heart of turmoil and strife in the castle of a feuding robber baron in medieval Germany.
The story of little Otto, a gentle, peace-loving child born into the heart of turmoil and strife in the castle of a feuding robber baron in medieval Germany.
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The Abbot looked intently in the Baron's face. "So!" said he, under his breath, and then for the first time noticed how white and drawn was the Baron's face. "Art sick thyself?" he asked.
"Ay," said the Baron, "I have come from death's door. But that is no matter. Wilt thou take this little babe into sanctuary? My house is a vile, rough place, and not fit for such as he, and his mother with the blessed saints in heaven." And once more Conrad of Drachenhausen's face began twitching with the pain of his thoughts.
"Yes," said the old man, gently, "he shall live here," and he stretched out his hands and took the babe. "Would," said he, "that all the little children in these dark times might be thus brought to the house of God, and there learn mercy and peace, inst. . . Read More
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He was a great lover of books, the old Abbot, and had under lock and key wonderful and beautiful volumes, bound in high skin and metal, and with covers inlaid with carved ivory, or studded with precious stones. But within these covers, beautiful as they were, lay the real wonder of books, like the s
I would give this book a 2 1/2 stars if I could. I found this book quite depressing, pretty much the whole way through. The setting is one in which there is continual warring between opposing factions. The ending also seemed rather lame, even though it is what you would consider a happy ending.
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Once again Howard Pyle creates a beautiful world to escape into for a while. This was such a sweet read! Otto has my heart forever.
A beautiful story set in the Middle Ages — during a time when they say there was little truth, beauty, and goodness. This story shows another perspective.
This is a fine book, as are all great offerings from the masculine Pyle. This is a dark and more exotic tale than Men of Iron, and more complex than his Arthurian tellings. It is a good book for a young man -- portraying the discipline of education, the excruciating hardship of pain and torture, the
Otto of the Silver Hand was originally published in 1888 – and I am amazed that the content within this novel continues to be relevant in today’s society. This story is set in medieval Germany when castles, feuds, barons, knights, kidnapping, soldiers, and rescues were common. Violence, revenge, hat