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Authors: Lloyd Alexander
LLOYD ALEXANDERhad been writing professionally for ten years when Holt, Rinehart and Winston published his first book for young readers,
Time Cat
, in 1963. Writing
Time Cat
triggered Mr. Alexander’s desire to explore Welsh mythology, and from his research and imagination sprang, in rapid succession, the five books that comprise the Chronicles of Prydain. Published from 1964 to 1968, they garnered numerous awards, including a Newbery Honor for
The Black Cauldron
and the Newbery Medal for
The High King
.
Generations of readers, young and old, have flocked to Lloyd Alexander’s magical stories. With millions of copies sold in the United States, these books have also been translated into thirteen languages and published worldwide.
Lloyd Alexander lives with his wife, Janine, in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
Jacket illustration copyright © 1965 by Evaline Ness
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Copyright © 1965 by Lloyd Alexander. Renewed 1993.
Map copyright © 1965 by Evaline Ness
Pronunciation Guide copyright © 1999 by Henry Holt and Company
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Pronunciation Guide copyright © 1999 by Henry Holt and Company
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eISBN 9781429961929
First eBook Edition : July 2011
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Alexander, Lloyd.
The black cauldron / by Lloyd Alexander.
p. cm.—(The chronicles of Prydain; 2)
Summary: Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the
magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
[1. Fantasy.] 1. Title. II. Series: Alexander, Lloyd. Chronicles of Prydain; 2.
Alexander, Lloyd.
The black cauldron / by Lloyd Alexander.
p. cm.—(The chronicles of Prydain; 2)
Summary: Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the
magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
[1. Fantasy.] 1. Title. II. Series: Alexander, Lloyd. Chronicles of Prydain; 2.
PZ7.A3774B1 1999 [Fic]-dc21 98-40896
Revised Edition—1999
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