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Cobweb Castle

by Jan Wahl · 1968

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Having read and dreamed too many fairy tales, the grocer sets off to live one, but finds the world not at all conducive to his fantasies.

Genre
fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Themes
books about booksbooks about booksMore like thisLess of thisimaginationimaginationMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 30 pages

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