The Old Tobacco Shop - Bowen, William
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Five-year-old Freddie meets the owner of a nearby tobacco shop, Mr. Toby Littleback; his old-maid aunt, Aunt Amanda; and Mr. Punch, a hunchbacked man who sits outside the shop holding cigars. Toby warns young Freddie never to touch the jar shaped like a Chinese man's head because it is filled with magic tobacco. Freddie can't resist, and after smoking the tobacco he finds he and his friends on The Sieve, a leaky ship on the Spanish Main. They are first captured by pirates, then escape with the pirate treasure. Later they meet a Persian rug merchant who gives each of them their heart's desire.…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
Five-year-old Freddie meets the owner of a nearby tobacco shop, Mr. Toby Littleback; his old-maid aunt, Aunt Amanda; and Mr. Punch, a hunchbacked man who sits outside the shop holding cigars. Toby warns young Freddie never to touch the jar shaped like a Chinese man's head because it is filled with magic tobacco. Freddie can't resist, and after smoking the tobacco he finds he and his friends on The Sieve, a leaky ship on the Spanish Main. They are first captured by pirates, then escape with the pirate treasure. Later they meet a Persian rug merchant who gives each of them their heart's desire. In the end Freddie falls ill, and goes into a coma. When he awakens he finds himself at home, recovered from the tobacco-induced dream.
Autorenporträt
William Alvin Bowen (1877-1937) was an American attorney and children's author. His best-known work was fantasy novel 'The Old Tobacco Shop: A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure', which was runner-up in the inaugural Newbery Medal in 1922. His other works include: 'The Enchanted Forest' (1920), 'Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet' (1922), 'Merrimeg' (1923), 'Philip and the Faun' (1926), and 'Gossip from the Sixteenth Century' (1938).