Illustrations
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation
The Land of Memory Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
She herself helped Mytyl 10
They all looked at her with a bewildered air. They understood that it was a solemn moment 38
Delighted with the importance of his duty, undid the top of his robe, drew his scimitar and cut two slices out of his stomach 42
Sugar also wanted to impress the company and, breaking off two of his fingers, handed them to the astonished Children 44
Everything vanished and, instead, there appeared a pretty little peasant's cottage 50
The grandparents and grandchildren sat down to supper 56
The road to the Palace of Night was rather long and rather dangerous 66
Night sat up, all quivering. Her immense wings beat around her; and she questioned Tylette in a trembling voice 68
Wagging her head and stopping every minute to cough, sneeze and blow her nose 74
A wonderful garden lay before him, a dream-garden filled with flowers that shone like stars 80
Light's servants were very odd 90
Other Blue Children opened great big books 98
Other Blue Children unfolded maps and plans, or brought enormous flowers 102
And, in a moment, the Blue Children were crowding round the tall old man 110
The Cat at once draped her cloak round her, opened the door and ran and bounded out into the forest 119
A regular waterfall of tears came gushing from her eyes, flooding all around her 154
Closely pursued by the Dog, who overwhelmed her with bites, blows and kicks 162
"It's the Blue Bird we were looking for! We have been miles and miles and miles and he was here all the time!" 174