Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Enchanted Typewriter

The Enchanted Typewriter

Kendrick Bangs, John

Paperback

FantasyClassic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 935475418X
ISBN13: 9789354754180
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Jul 5 2021
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A spark of whimsy, a spark of wisdom-The Enchanted Typewriter invites you to step into a world where machines spin tales and laughter learns to walk on two legs. John Kendrick Bangs's humorous fantasy stories form a brilliant, witty collection that reads like a late nineteenth-century carnival of ideas. The tales blend satirical fantasy with a classic anthology's generosity, using imaginative devices to light up Victorian America and its bustling streets. The prose carries a Mark Twain humour and a touch of Edgar Allan Poe atmosphere, delivered with a modern, accessible energy that rewards re-reading and discussion alike. It is a book where magical storytelling devices, absurdist imagination themes, and clever social critique coexist in playful harmony. This edition is not merely a reprint. It is a restoration for today's and future generations-preserved with care, inviting illustrated edition lovers and classroom readers alike to discover a treasure that shaped its era and nudges readers to dream differently. It speaks to casual readers and classic-literature collectors, offering charm, ballast for the imagination, and a doorway into a bygone literary culture that still hums with relevance. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, The Enchanted Typewriter promises a collector's item and a cultural treasure-more than a book, a doorway to an enduring, funny, and fantastical conversation.

Also in

Literary Fiction

View All