Publisher's Synopsis
""The Prince of the Hundred Soups: A Puppet Show, In Narrative"" is a novel written by Vernon Lee and published in 1883. The story follows a young prince who, upon inheriting his father's kingdom, becomes obsessed with creating the perfect soup. He hires a team of expert chefs and sets them to work creating a hundred different soups, each one more elaborate and exotic than the last. Along the way, the prince encounters a variety of colorful characters, including a wise old sage, a cunning court jester, and a beautiful princess who captures his heart. As the prince's obsession with soup grows, he begins to lose sight of his duties as a ruler and risks losing everything he holds dear. ""The Prince of the Hundred Soups"" is a whimsical and satirical tale that explores themes of obsession, power, and the dangers of excess.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
