Queen Zixi of IX Or, the Story of the Magic Cloak

from drbubbles

I don't know what it is about Edwardian children's literature. As a child I enjoyed all of the examples I read (so far as I can remember); re-reading them as an adult, I find them unpleasantly preposterous, stuffy, or preachy. The examples I've read newly as an adult are about evenly split betwee...

from niquetteb

An enchanted cloak is woven by fairies and given to a poor orphan girl. The fantastical adventures and oddities that surround the cloak take flight throughout the story.

from CassieWinters

have been a fan of Baum's Oz series for a long time, so I decided it was about time to give some of his other works a chance. I found that my university had a copy of this particular book, so I checked it out. It was a rather interesting read because I realized I was so familiar with the characte...