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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus L. Frank Baum

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus By L. Frank Baum

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum


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Summary

A wonderfully inventive retelling of the story of Father Christmas.

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Summary

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum

Fashioned as a whimsical fairy tale, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus was published in 1902, just two years after L. Frank Baums masterpiece of the imagination, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This festive edition of The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus features charming, original illustrations by Mary Cowles Clark and an afterword by writer and journalist Ned Halley.

A baby is found by wood nymphs in the forest of Burzee. They raise him as their own and give him the name Neclaus. When he grows up, Neclaus has to leave the forest so he makes a home for himself in the laughing valley of Hohaha, where he lives amongst humans for the first time. He discovers there that many children are very poor and neglected so, to cheer them up, he whittles wooden toys as gifts. Eventually he makes presents for all the children and so the story of Santa Claus is born.

About L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was born in 1856 in Chittenango in the state of New York. Educated mostly at home due to ill health, he was encouraged by his wealthy father to pursue his early interests in journalism and playwriting. He started his first magazine aged fifteen, had his own theatre at twenty-four and worked for many newspapers and periodicals before turning to children's fiction. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900, was his third bestselling book in as many years, and launched the hugely successful series of Oz titles. Baum continued writing for the rest of his life and died in 1919 with over one hundred books to his name.

Additional information

GOR009579806
9781509841745
1509841741
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Pan Macmillan
2017-09-21
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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