American Fairy Tales

by L. Frank BAUM (1856 - 1919)

05 - The Enchanted Types

American Fairy Tales

This collection of fantasy stories was originally serialized in regional newspapers, prior to being published as a complete volume. The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of Baum's work, in Oz or out. With ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children's stories; the serialization in newspapers for adult readers was appropriate for the materials. (Introduction by Wikipedia and Matthew Reece)


Listen next episodes of American Fairy Tales:
06 - The Laughing Hippopotamus , 07 - The Magic Bon Bons , 08 - The Capture of Father Time , 09 - The Wonderful Pump , 10 - The Dummy That Lived , 11 - The King of the Polar Bears , 12 - The Mandarin and The Butterfly