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The adventures of Andolocia, with the purse and cap of his father Fortunatus

by Anonymous

  • First published: Date unknown
  • Language: English

Fortunatus is a German proto-novel or chapbook about a legendary hero popular in 15th- and 16th-century Europe, and usually associated with a magical inexhaustible purse. The plot of the novel also appears in variants from oral tradition across Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa, which are classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 566, "The Three Magic Objects and the Wonderful Fruits". (This summary is from Wikipedia.)

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2026-04-23Project GutenbergEnglishPublic domain (USA)

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