First published in 1883, this classic of children's literature is known worldwide as a story of a wooden puppet boy and his creator, Geppetto. Though this tale has undergone countless adaptations, the original story is surprisingly dark and dream-like, beginning with a talking piece of pine that refuses to become the leg of a table. When given to the small Italian village's poor woodcarver, the pine becomes a mischievous puppet boy named Pinocchio. All the wooden puppet dreams of is...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics."But I am not like other boys! I always tell the truth.”The story of Pinocchio has remained one of the best-loved children’s tales for over a century. However, the original 1883 novel about the adventures of the mischievous marionette on his quest to become a real boy began as a sophisticated story for both adults and children, and includes political satire, slapstick humour and questions about the role of...
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. The setting of the story is the Tuscan area of Italy. Geppetto carves the block of pinewood into a puppet and names him «Pinocchio». As soon as Pinocchio's nose has been carved, it begins to grow with his congenital impudence. Before he is even built, Pinocchio already has a mischievous attitude. Once the puppet has...
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) by Carlo Collodi (Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini) (1826-1890) is a world classic childresn novel based on a wooden boy who is brought to life.<br><br>Mermaids Classics, an imprint of Mermaids Publishing brings the very best of old classic literature to a modern era of digital reading by producing high quality books in ebook format. All of the Mermaids Classics epublications are reproductions of classic antique books that were originally published in...
First published serially between 1881 and 1882, “Pinocchio” is the popular story of a wooden puppet who yearns to be a real boy. Set in the Tuscan region of Italy, “Pinocchio” is a story which has undergone numerous adaptations, even from the first serialization to its publication in book form. In the original serialization Pinocchio dies a gruesome death, however this ending was changed for the book to make it more suitable for children. Pinocchio begins life as a talking piece of pine that...
Aus einem Holzscheit schnitzt Meister Geppetto einen kleinen Hampelmann Pinocchio. Der beginnt sofort zu leben und läuft weg. Nach vielen haarsträubenden Abenteuern wird Pinocchio belohnt. Eine Fee macht aus ihm einen richtigen Jungen aus Fleisch und Blut. Die von Konrad Beikircher interpretierte Version wurde von Sonja Hartl, erfahrene Bearbeiterin und Herausgeberin von Kinderbüchern, übersetzt und sorgfältig gekürzt. Konrad Beikircher war es ein besonderes Anliegen dieses Buch zu lesen. ...
Wer kennt ihn nicht, den von Tischlermeister Geppetto aus einem Stück Holz geschaffenen kleinen Taugenichts Pinocchio, der sich in den Kopf gesetzt hat, ein richtiger Junge zu werden! An der liebevoll produzierten neuen Hörspiel-Version von Titania Medien werden kleine und große Hörer ihre helle Freude haben.
