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y separately published work icon The Peony Lantern single work   novel   young adult   fantasy  
Is part of The Plum Rain Scroll Series Ruth Manley , 1978 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 The Peony Lantern
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The Peony Lantern is based on characters and situations from Japanese mythology, folk-lore, legend and popular story-telling, and describes the adventures of Taro, the Odd Job Boy at the Tachibana-ya Inn and his friends. A series of disasters occurs and is attributed by the people to the loss of divine favour, causing political unrest in Settsu.

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  • This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has an Asian setting.

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[Review] The Peony Lantern James Lewis , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 3 no. 1 1988; (p. 29)
— Review of The Peony Lantern Ruth Manley , 1987 single work novel
[Review] The Peony Lantern Stella Lees , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 31 no. 4 1987; (p. 52)
— Review of The Peony Lantern Ruth Manley , 1987 single work novel
[Review] The Peony Lantern James Lewis , 1988 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 3 no. 1 1988; (p. 29)
— Review of The Peony Lantern Ruth Manley , 1987 single work novel
[Review] The Peony Lantern Stella Lees , 1987 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , vol. 31 no. 4 1987; (p. 52)
— Review of The Peony Lantern Ruth Manley , 1987 single work novel
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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