Publisher's Synopsis
Era un príncipe joven, guapo, elegante e hijo único de los reyes de una nación grande y rica. Desechaba los gustos corrientes y ordinarios, y no le agradaba montar a caballo, ni cazar, ni divertirse de ninguna manera. No lo distraían más que los libros. Se pasaba horas y horas en su habitación, situada en la atalaya más alta de uno de los ángulos del palacio real, y cuando había principiado la lectura de una historia, nada ni nadie podía sacarlo de aquel lugar hasta que terminaba la última página y había leído la última palabra. Deseaba el rey con verdadero anhelo casar a su hijo cuanto antes, pues creía que era ya tiempo de que se estableciese eligiendo una princesa que llegara a ser reina excelente cuando el príncipe tuviera el gobierno de su nación. El príncipe, sin embargo, no pensaba en semejante cosa y afirmaba que era muy feliz y que no necesitaba introducir en su vida cambio alguno; prefería ser príncipe, y no llevar puesta la corona de rey; y en cuanto a las princesas, las princesas a su juicio eran desagradables y según lo que en muchos libros había leído todas, o la mayor parte de éllas, eran necias y vanidosas; las únicas que en su opinión se apartaban de la regla general, eran su madre y su prima Jacobita. ¿Qué pasará con el príncipe y el deseo de sus padres de que se case pronto? ¿Encontrará la princesa ideal?
He was a young prince, handsome, elegant, and the king and queen's only child in a big and wealthy nation. He didn't approve of common everyday activities and ordinary pleasures, and didn't like to ride horses, nor hunt, nor have fun in any other way. He only liked books. He would spend many hours in his room located in the highest watchtower in one of the corners of the royal palace. When he started reading a story, nothing and no one could convince him to come out of his room until he turned the last page and read the last word. The king truly wished for his son to marry as soon as possible, because he thought that it was time for him to settle down and pick a princess who would become an excellent queen when the prince took over his nation's government. The prince, however, didn't want to think about marriage and he told his father that he was very happy and didn't want to make any changes in his life. Instead of wearing the king's crown he preferred to be a prince; and as far as the princesses, they were unpleasant and from what he had read in many books, all of them, or most of them, were foolish and vain. In his opinion, the only ones not included in this general rule, were his mother and his cousin Jacobita. What will happen with the prince and his parents' wishes that he marries soon? Will he find the ideal princess?
