The wonderful fan
- First published:
- 19th century
- Language: English
- Content type: FictionJuvenilePrimary source
"The Wonderful Fan" by Amy Ella Blanchard is a children's fantasy book likely written in the early 1880s. The narrative unfolds various enchanting tales, primarily revolving around a young girl named Tina and her magical adventures initiated by a beautiful fan. The book explores themes of imagination, nature, and whimsical encounters, as Tina engages with fantastical characters and experiences extraordinary events through her interactions with the fan. In this charming story, Tina discovers that the fan is not just an ordinary object but a portal to various whimsical realms and characters. Throughout the chapters, she meets a host of magical beings, including a little girl from the fan, Prince Caloric, and a variety of playful creatures like frogs and flower children. Each adventure leads Tina through different landscapes, from a magical bake-shop to the surreal Sunset Land and the enchanting Rose Garden. The tales weave together imaginative elements with gentle moral lessons, encouraging curiosity and wonder about the natural world and the magic of childhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Provenance
Why this book is in the catalog
Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.
Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical and project-gutenberg matched “Fairies” and “fairies”. Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the subject metadata.
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Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “Tales”, and “tales”. Retained metadata contains “Tales” in the description, “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata, and “Tales” in the subject metadata.
- “Fairy tales”· via Internet Archive
- “Tales”· via Internet Archive
- “Fairy tales”· via Open Library
- “Tales”· via Open Library
- “tales”· via Project Gutenberg
- “Tales”· in description
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Editions
2 editions cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet Archive unrestricted pre-1900 PDF scan | 1882 | E.P. Dutton & Company; New York, E.P. Dutton & Company | English | — | Public | |
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition. | 2024-10-06 | Project Gutenberg | English | — | Public domain (USA) |
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- Contributing institution: The Library of Congress
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- Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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- openlibrary-work:OL1528533W
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