A collection of twelve fantasies with the United States as their setting features such stories as The Queen of Quok, The Laughing Hippopotamus, The Dummy That Lived, and The Capture of Father Time
The stories appeared between March 3 and May 19, 1901; the book followed in October.
"When you have lived your proper time my scythe will mow you down." "I forgot your scythe," said Jim, thoughtfully. Then a spirit of mischief came into the boy's head, for he happened to think that the present opportunity to have fun ...
This volume contains12 Fairy Tales from the author of the Wizard of Oz series of books.Inspired by Lang and the Brothers Grimm, Baum sought to create an American type of fairy tales, avoiding the usual violence and roman often found in ...
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12 Fairy Tales from the author of the Wizard of Oz series of books. Inspired by Lang and the Brothers Grimm, Baum sought to create an American type of fairy tales, avoiding the usual violence and roman often found in these sort of stories.
In addition to American Fairy Tales, Baum's Dot and Tot of Merryland and The Master Key appeared in 1901.Publisher George M. Hill sold the serialization rights to the twelve stories in AFT to five major newspapers, the Pittsburgh Dispatch, ...
About American Fairy Tales First published in 1901 'American Fairy Tales' by L. Frank Baum is a collection of twelve short fantasy stories for children by the famous Oz author. Stories in the collection include, 'The Magic Bon-Bons', ...
American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901 by the George M. Hill Company, the firm that issued The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the previous year.
The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of Baum's work, in Oz or out.
AMERICAN FAIRY TALES BY LYMAN FRANK BAUM WITH BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC COVER.
What he didn't know about wizardry was hardly worth knowing, for he possessed all the books and recipes of all the wizards who had lived before him; and, moreover, he had invented several wizardments himself.
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
This volume collects a series of engaging fantasy stories that follow the format of the world's best-loved fairy tales, combining imagination and adventure with valuable moral lessons.
Reproduction of the original: American Fairy Tales by L. Frank Baum
Legends, fables, and folk stories portray the adventures of pioneers, Indians, farmers, and animals in the various regions of the United States.
The twelve stories in this collection were originally syndicated weekly in at least five newspapers during the first half of 1901. The first book edition, which this facsimile reprints, came out later that year.
American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901, the firm that issued The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the previous year.
American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum, published in 1901, the firm that issued The Wonderful Wizard of Oz the previous year.