An #illustration from E. Nesbitt’s “The Magic City”, illustrated by Spencer Pryse,
An #illustration from E. Nesbitt’s “The Magic City”, illustrated by Spencer Pryse, detailing the clockwork dragon, Philip the dragon-slayer and a bound and veiled Princess. First published in 1910 “The Magic City” initially appeared in serial form in The Strand magazine. It is a tale about a boy called Philip who creates a giant model city from household items and #toys. Through some #magic Philip and his step-sister Lucy find themselves inside the city which is alive with the people he created to live in it. The pair have a series of #adventures, dubbed the Great Deeds, to prove that they are Deliverer and Co-Deliverer of the city. -- source link
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