Sign Up | Log In

Write a Review
Post a Quick Tip
Create a List
Ask a Question
Create a Poll
Create a Community

Movies •Books •Music •Food •Tv Shows •Technology •Politics •Video Games •Parenting •Fashion •Green Living •more >

Lunch » Tags » Books » Reviews » The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo and His People

1 rating: 5.0

A book by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

More e-Books from MobileReference - Best Books. Best Price. Best Search and Navigation (TM)All fiction books are only $0.99. All collections are only $5.99 Designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devicesSearch for any … see full wiki

Tags: Books

Author: L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

Publisher: Qontro Classic Books

1 review about The Surprising Adventures of the Magical...

Showing 1-1 of 1

Sort by:

A delghtful fantasy for children

Oct 22, 2010

by IsraelDrazin
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Rating:

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) became very famous a loved for his later books on Dorthy and Oz. This book written in 1903, and still delightful today, contains fourteen tales. Baum warns his readers that the stories are not true, "they could not be true and be so marvelous. No one is expected to believe them; they were meant to excite laughter and to gladden the heart."

The monarch of Mo is a king of average size who is "delightfully jolly when he is not sad, and seldom sad if he can possibly be jolly." He does not deal in magic, but "he leads such a queer life in such a queer country that his history will surely seem magical to us who inhabit civilized places." Why is there no map of the land of Mo? Because the map-makers did not know about the land, but the readers who read Baum's book will learn what they do not know, and will enjoy doing so.

What did you think of this review?

Helpful

Thought-Provoking

Fun to Read

Well-Organized