_The Silent Princess_ 318

_LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS_

_COLOURED PLATES_

_The Blue Parrot_ _Frontispiece_

'_Stay here and you shall be King_' _To face p._ 60

_The Princess and the Wolves in the Forest_ " 90

_The Boy in the Valley_ " 206

_The Ascent of the Crystal Tower_ " 222

'_Queen of Snakes, give me back my Husband_' " 252

_The Sea-maiden with a wicked Face_ " 284

_The Princess chooses_ " 290

_PLATES_

_Ismenor brings Lino to Riquette_ _To face p._ 12

_The Magician's Wife whistles to the Parrot_ " 22

_The Dragon Discomfited_ " 28

'_Will you lend me your ox, fair maiden?_' " 38

_Abeille finds herself among the Little Men_ " 46

_King Loc carries Abeille away from her Mother_ " 56

_The Bunniah's Story_ " 66

'_Quick! prince! quick! the time is flying,
comb me at once_' " 94

_Samba found skulking by his Wife_ " 110

_The Princess changes Clothes with the Goose-girl_ " 162

'_What think you, O mortal, of my fair and lovely
wife?_' " 170

_The Prince has pity on the Gold-headed Fish_ " 178

'_He never could persuade her to say a single
word._' " 188

_The Princess gets her Letter_ " 200

'_I accept your challenge. Mount and follow me.
I am Zoulvisia._' " 218

_The Witch and her Snakes_ " 226

_The Princess of Arabia released from the Iron
Pillar_ " 262

_The Boy secures the Bracelet_ " 280

_Blind Rage filled the Heart of the Watcher_ " 296

'_The Seven Veils fell from her_' " 332

_ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT_