American Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486236439 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Most of the twelve stories in this delightful collection are set in America where, so it seems, modern fairies, knooks, and ryls are always causing the most astonishing things to happen! These tales will enchant both young and old.When American Fairy Tales first appeared, Baum's reputation as a storyteller had already been established by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written in 1900. Frank Baum transforms the familiar with his magical mix of humor and enchantment. The first book edition, which this facsimile reprints, came out later that year.. In Chicago, an ordinary key unlocks a magical trunk packed with robbers and a pie. Floman's department store window comes to life; and a tiny beetle gives a New England farmer and his wife a pump which pumps not water, but gold!Author of the much-loved Oz books, L. The twelve stories in this collection were originally syndicated weekly in at least five newspapers during the first half of 1901. In Boston, five magical bon-bons make an ordinary senator, an ordinary professor, an ordinary gi
Lyman Frank Baum (1856 - 1919), better known by his pen name L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works", 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts and many miscellaneous writings) and ma
"The stories were not as "American" as I expected them" according to Amazon Customer. The stories were not as "American" as I expected them to be. I was looking for Indians, frontiersmen, and settlers. There were, instead, Chinese, castles, and princes. On the upside, they almost all had a moral.. cute! Helen Ronaldo wow! that's really great book! cute!. "Funny well-written tales" according to Israel Drazin. Baum, who lived between 1856 and 1919, collected thirteen tales in this volume. The stories are humorous. They seem to be new stories, not versions of fairy tales found in other cultures. The Box of Robbers is a good example. A young girl is left alone at home, goes up to her attic, finds an ancient chest, opens it, a
His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works", 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts and many m