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Ting-a-ling

by Frank R. Stockton & Edmund Birckhead Bensell (Illustrator)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenile
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"Ting-a-ling" by Frank R. Stockton is a whimsical tale written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a fantastical realm filled with magic, fairies, and royal intrigue, centering around a beautiful princess named Aufalia and her encounters with a brave prince as well as the mischievous fairy, Ting-a-ling. Themes of adventure and love permeate the narrative, offering a charming blend of humor and enchantment. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the enchanted land where the princess resides under the care of her father, a benevolent king. Following a chance encounter with a young prince while on a clandestine walk, Aufalia finds herself embroiled in trouble when her protective attendants flee during a sudden skirmish. This sets off a series of misadventures, including the prince becoming imprisoned and Aufalia's distress over his fate. Meanwhile, the fairy Ting-a-ling witnesses the turmoil and vows to help the couple, leading to a journey filled with magical encounters, humor, and eventual resolutions that highlight the power of love and friendship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Legendary beings and transformations, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description and “Magic” in the subject metadata.

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    • “Magic”· in description
    • “Magic”· in subject
  • Legendary beings and transformations

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Fairies”. Retained metadata contains “Fairies” in the description and “Fairies” in the subject metadata.

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    • “Fairies”· in description
    • “Fairies”· in subject
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Fairy tales”, “Tales”, and “tales”. Retained metadata contains “Fairy tales” in the subject metadata and “Tales” in the subject metadata.

    • “Fairy tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Tales”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Fairy tales”· via Open Library
    • “Tales”· via Open Library
    • “tales”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Fairy tales”· in subject

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Editions

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HathiTrust catalog record

1870———Public view

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921

1921———Source listed online copy

Open Library record

1916Charles Scribner's SonsEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Illustrators: Bensell, Edmund Birckhead, 1842-
  • Open Library reports 12 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921
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openlibrary-work:OL566977W
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