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Pinocchio
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Hardback Macmillan Collectors Library English
By (author) Carlo Collodi , Introduction by Anna South


One of the most widely read books of all time, Carlo Collodis Pinocchio is a riotous, tragicomic tale that will charm young and old with its endearing blend of mischief and magic.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition of Pinocchio features the charming illustrations of the classic British illustrator Charles Folkard and an afterword by Anna South.

Geppetto, a poor woodcarver, crafts a marionette from a strange piece of talking wood and inadvertently brings the mischievous Pinocchio - a walking, talking, wooden boy - into the world. The naughty, selfish puppet heads off into the world and encounters all manner of unusual and dangerous characters on his adventures, undergoing a series of fiendishly imaginative trials - among them being swallowed by a giant dogfish and turned into a donkey - that will lead him to self-knowledge. Along the way he will be helped by a beautiful fairy, a talking cricket and his loving father as he learns how to become what he most longs to be - a real boy.


Product details

Format Hardback | 288 pages
Dimensions 99 x 157 x 18mm | 149g
Publication date 26 Sep 2017
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint MacMillan Collectors Library
Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
Language English
Edition Unabridged
Edition Statement Reprint, Unabridged
Illustrations note illustrations
ISBN10 150984290X
ISBN13 9781509842902
Bestsellers rank 178,365