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A rich and engrossing thread of Romance runs through this tale of the motherless son of a valiant robber baron of Medieval Germany. Young Otto, born into a warring household in an age when lawless chiefs were constantly fighting each other or despoiling the caravans of the merchant burghers, is raised in a monastery only to return to his family's domain and become painfully involved in the blood feud between his father and the rival house of Trutz-Drachen.

The narrative is told with Howard Pyle's consummate skill and illustrated with some of the most enchanting sketches ever done for a book of this type. Like the same author's version of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights and his collection of original stories known as The Wonder Clock, this book has become a legend, a modern story with the feel and sound of an ancient tale. It is a reading adventure that youngsters will not soon forget.

From the jacket of the 1967 Dover edition

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Howard Pyle

Howard Pyle

1853 - 1911
American
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Otto of the Silver Hand Reprint

Otto of the Silver Hand
Reprinted in 2017 by Living Book Press
Available formats: Paperback
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Featuring his intricate historiated initials, chapter heading images, and full page illustrations, this edition is also presented in a larger font for easier reading.


Otto of the Silver Hand Reprint

Otto of the Silver Hand
Reprinted in 1967 by Dover Publications
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Otto of the Silver Hand Reprint

Otto of the Silver Hand
Reprinted in 2007 by Yesterday's Classics
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Otto of the Silver Hand Reprint

Otto of the Silver Hand
Reprinted in 2019 by The Good and The Beautiful
Reprint Cover Art by Alex Cherkasoff
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This unabridged version has updated grammar and spelling. A few brief instances of intense, descriptive violence have been removed or softened.

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Otto of the Silver Hand
This historical fiction novel, set in the Middle Ages, tells the story of the fictional character Otto, son of robber Baron Conrad...

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