The Sea Fairies Illustrated Paperback L Frank Baum 9781291010541 Books
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This book Contains 43 beautiful fantasy illustrations by Babette van den Berg. The Sea Fairies by L. Frank Baum with a beautiful fantasy story about a little girl named Mayre, Griffiths, nicknamed Trot and her companion Cap'n Bill Weedles. Trot spends most of her days roaming the beaches, rowing and sailing along the coast near home with her companion Cap'n Bill Weedles. Trot wishes that she could see a mermaid one day; her wish is overheard and then the excited journey begins. They see amazing sights in the land of Mermaid Queen Aquarine, King Anko and the villain Zog, the evil Magician.
The Sea Fairies Illustrated Paperback L Frank Baum 9781291010541 Books
L. Frank Baum wanted to end the Oz series with The Emerald City of Oz. This book was the first in a proposed series meant to replace the Oz books. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the public did not care for this book and L. Frank Baum went back to writing about Oz in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.The Sea Fairies features Mayre Griffiths (Trot) and her friend Cap’n Bill Weedles. The captain inadvertently disparages mermaids and as a result they not only meet some mermaids, they are invited to join them in their underwater world as sort of an extended holiday. The first half of the story more or less acts as a travelogue of sorts describing the underwater world of the mermaids. It isn’t until the second half that a plot is actually put forth in which two of the mermaids, Trot and Cap’n Bill, are captured by the dreaded Zog the Magician. Their attempt to escape his evil clutches finishes out the remainder of the book.
Not quite as charming and spirited as the Oz books, The Sea Fairies is entertaining enough but I believe the readers of 1918 had it right (only 611 copies of the book sold that year).
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The Sea Fairies Illustrated Paperback L Frank Baum 9781291010541 Books Reviews
Sure, SEA FAIRIES is plotless, and SKY ISLAND is much better, but SEA FAIRIES has some strange, thought-provoking characters (besides the first appearance of Trot and Cap'n Bill). Starting with Zog himself, one of the few villians in Baum who is totally, unredeemably evil, and the only one who correctly perceives exactly how evil he is. Satan-like, he mourns his own absurd existance, frowning when happy and smiling sweetly when angry. Equally thought-provoking is his slave Sacho, maybe the most Christ-like character in Baum. I never knew, and still don't, what to make of Anko. Baum's other comedic-but-formidable good-guys like the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger are different because they are vulnerable and troubled; even Quox the Dragon is easier to believe in than Anko, who is one of the mightiest natural forces on the planet and represents good in one of Baum's most epic good-vs-evil battles (the only greater one is in SANTA CLAUS)--and the jokes he unconsciously spouts and riffs on are too lame even for Baum who used some very bad ones! Mistaking Nebuchadnezzar's name for "Nevercouldnever"--someone explain that to me please. It's not even good baby-talk. ** UPDATE On the other hand, upon rereading I find that some of it is just gut-bustingly funny. For instance
"Oh, I'm very well, thank you," answered Anko. "I never remember to
have had a pain but three times in my life. The last time was when
Julius Sneezer was on earth."
"You mean Julius Caesar," said Trot, correcting him.
"No, I mean Julius Sneezer," insisted the Sea Serpent. "That was his
real name--Sneezer. They called him Caesar sometimes just because he
took everything he could lay hands on. I ought to know, because I
saw him when he was alive. Did you see him when he was alive, Cap'n
Bill?"
Here's a question does this edition include the incredibly beautiful color plates from the early editions? If yes, do they have the metallic border-pictures? These plates are some of Jno. R. Neill's very best work, fully as beautiful as the original color plates in THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ with the green metallic ink, and the wonderful water-colors in DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD.
A fine story from L Frank Baum I like Trot and Captain Bill. The pictures in this book were nice and I'm glad the two characters evidently made it to the land of Oz. The mermaids were fun as well. A magical sea adventure.🐚🐠🐙
Review on the product, not the text. This is a really crappy copy of this book. No illustrations, chapters start randomly in the middle of the page, super tiny text. Not what I was expecting. I'll try another version and hope it is better.
I just finished my “pre-read” before I read with my GrandKids, and what a joy it was. I look forward to their reaction, almost as much as I enjoyed the education I’ve received.
I do owe a great deal to Mr. Baum for sharing the story!
There are some slow parts, but overall my kids liked it a lot. A few references were out-of-date, like the Standard Oil Octopus, and were lost on them (and me a little). The charming characters of Trot and Cap'n Bill are introduced, who appear in the Oz series and Sky Island, and there are several interesting minor characters, especially Sacho. The descriptions of the mermaids, the undersea palaces, and the evil Zog are very vivid and colorful. And I learned about paper nautiluses, which are very cool - there are lots of learning opportunities. Reading it on the was nice because we could look things up easily, then switch back to the story.
It's Not Oz
L Frank Baum is perhaps one of the finest children's authors ever to have lived with his WIZARD OF OZ series occupying an honored place in the canon of juvenile literature. He wrote other books as well, though, and THE SEA FAIRIES is one of these. It has no connection at all to the OZ stories in its original issue. Oz fans will recognize, however, the two main characters of Trot and Capt. Bill. This book was their fist literary appearance. Later on, they were integrated into the Oz milieu.
This story, I am sorry to say, is not one of Baum's best efforts. That being said, he sets such a high standard that this one is still pretty good. It is just not as good as his Oz books. The story seems a bit more simplistic but it still shows his love of wordplay and vivid imagination.
The plot is a simple one. Trot and Capt. Bill are taken by mermaids for a visit to their magical, undersea kingdom. They go not as prisoners but as honored guests. While there, they are temporarily given the tails of mer-beings to allow them to get around easier. They tour the realms of the Mermaid Queen and see some of the queer inhabitants of her domain. While on the way to visit her overlord, however, they are abducted by an evil wizard and must devote their energies to staying alive until they are either rescued or find a way to escape.
It is a good and uplifting story. It suffers only in comparison to Oz.
L. Frank Baum wanted to end the Oz series with The Emerald City of Oz. This book was the first in a proposed series meant to replace the Oz books. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the public did not care for this book and L. Frank Baum went back to writing about Oz in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.
The Sea Fairies features Mayre Griffiths (Trot) and her friend Cap’n Bill Weedles. The captain inadvertently disparages mermaids and as a result they not only meet some mermaids, they are invited to join them in their underwater world as sort of an extended holiday. The first half of the story more or less acts as a travelogue of sorts describing the underwater world of the mermaids. It isn’t until the second half that a plot is actually put forth in which two of the mermaids, Trot and Cap’n Bill, are captured by the dreaded Zog the Magician. Their attempt to escape his evil clutches finishes out the remainder of the book.
Not quite as charming and spirited as the Oz books, The Sea Fairies is entertaining enough but I believe the readers of 1918 had it right (only 611 copies of the book sold that year).
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