Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
- ISBN10 0849985404
- ISBN13 9780849985409
- Publish Date 1 September 1988 (first published 1 January 1965)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 March 2021
- Imprint W Publishing Group
- Format Hardcover
- Language English