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_aNesbit, E. _q(Edith), _d1858-1924 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aNine Unlikely Tales |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2015 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2015-09-09 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aThe Cockatoucan -- Whereyouwantogoto -- The blue mountain -- The prince, two mice, and some kitchen-maids -- Melisande; or, long and short division -- Fortunatus Rex & Co. -- The sums that came right -- The town in the library, in the town in the library -- The plush usurper. | |
| 508 | _aProduced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net | ||
| 520 | _a"Nine Unlikely Tales" by E. Nesbit is a collection of whimsical short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales explore fantastical situations and curious characters, blending humor and fantasy in a manner characteristic of Nesbit's writing. The collection begins with the story of Matilda, a little girl who finds herself in absurd circumstances, revealing her imaginative inner world and the mischief that ensues when her plans are disrupted. At the start of the book, Matilda is preparing for an uncomfortable visit to her Great-aunt Willoughby, plagued by societal norms of cleanliness and decorum imposed by her nursemaid, Pridmore. However, instead of reaching the expected destination, a wrong omnibus takes them to a charming yet peculiar village where everything is oddly mismatched. In this new setting, Matilda encounters a beautifully dressed yet enchanted king, a princess who embodies an exaggerated thinness, and a comically transformed Pridmore, leading to a series of absurd adventures driven by an enchantingly mischievous giant bird known as the Cockatoucan. The opening portion sets the tone for a delightful exploration of imagination, defiance against conventionality, and the unpredictability of destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aFairy tales | ||
| 653 | _aFantasy fiction | ||
| 653 | _aChildren's stories | ||
| 653 | _aWit and humor, Juvenile | ||
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_aMillar, H. R. _q(Harold Robert), _d1869-1942 |
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_aShepperson, Claude A. _q(Claude Allin), _d1867-1921 |
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