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This story was first published in 1868, so the exhibition mentioned must have been the International Exhibition of 1867 - one of the World's Fairs held in Paris.
World's Fairs aren't a big deal today, but back when traveling was rarer and there wasn't TV/Movies to bring you images from afar, they were really popular as sort of a way of being able to experience a lot of different cultures in one city.
And like the Dryad - most of those exhibits were ephemeral too - they'd last one or two years for ...more
World's Fairs aren't a big deal today, but back when traveling was rarer and there wasn't TV/Movies to bring you images from afar, they were really popular as sort of a way of being able to experience a lot of different cultures in one city.
And like the Dryad - most of those exhibits were ephemeral too - they'd last one or two years for ...more
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'"You shall go to the city of enchantments! There you shall take root and enjoy the air and the sunshine, but your life shall be shortened. The long procession of years that awaited you here in the open country will shrink to a small number. Poor Dryad, it will be your ruin! Your longing will grow and your great desire and craving will increase until the tree itself will be a prison to you. You will leave your shelter and change your nature; you will fly forth to mingle with human beings, ...more
'"You shall go to the city of enchantments! There you shall take root and enjoy the air and the sunshine, but your life shall be shortened. The long procession of years that awaited you here in the open country will shrink to a small number. Poor Dryad, it will be your ruin! Your longing will grow and your great desire and craving will increase until the tree itself will be a prison to you. You will leave your shelter and change your nature; you will fly forth to mingle with human beings, ...more
The Anderson fairy tales are always interesting to read. This is not one of my favorites, but still good.
