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- ID
- b37
- Title
- 'The King Who Lived on Air'
- Genre
- Story
- Page Count
- 10
- Word Count
- 2220
- Publication Year
- 1929
- Document Types
- Children's Literature
- Social Commentary
- Fantasies
A fantasy involving an indolent king, insensitive to the suffering of his people, who discovers compassion before dying in a state of spiritual exaltation.
For similar pieces see 'The Seekers' and 'The Peach-Tree'.
In Seven Tales and Alexander (1929).
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