The Old Tobacco Shop by William Bowen
"The Old Tobacco Shop" by William Bowen is a children's fantasy novel published in 1921. When five-year-old Freddie ignores a warning and smokes from a jar of magic tobacco, he embarks on an extraordinary adventure. Alongside his friends, he sails a leaky ship on the Spanish Main, encounters pirates and stolen treasure, and meets a mysterious Persian merchant who grants wishes. But is this fantastical journey real, or something else entirely? (This
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| Author | Bowen, William, 1877-1937 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 21018318 |
| Title |
The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure |
| Note | Newbery Honor recipient, 1922. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Tobacco_Shop |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Katie Ward and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fantasy literature |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 26977 |
| Release Date | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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