The Book of Wonder · Character
Mr. Sladden
A dreamy clerk at Mergin and Chater who spies a golden-dragon city through his wonderful window and quietly pledges his heart to an unknown king.
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First appearance: the book of wonder
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The protagonist who buys the magical window and becomes enamored with the Golden Dragon City.
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Mr. Sladden works his neat frock-coat among the counters of a London emporium, but each dawn he gazes through a window that opens onto an inaccessible city of archers and gilded balconies. He loves its little golden…
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