Pinocchio (Wordsworth Children's Classics) - Softcover

Collodi, Carlo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853261602 ISBN 13: 9781853261602

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 1995

Synopsis

Translated by Mary Alice Murray.

The story of the walking and talking puppet Pinocchio is one of the best-loved children’s tales of all time.

Carved by old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away to join a puppet show, he teams up with a rascally fox and wily cat, and plays truant from school which has dreadful consequences. Eventually the conscience of a talking cricket and Pinocchio’s guardian fairy restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others.

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Carved by Old Gepetto, Pinocchio has an enormous nose which grows even longer whenever he tells a lie. And Pinocchio is such a scamp that he gets into all sorts of mischief. He runs away and joins a circus but eventually the conscience of a talking cricket and Pinocchio's guardian fairy restore him to good behaviour, obedience and care for others.

About the Author

Carlo Collodi is the pen name of Italian author Carlo Lorenzini, creator of the beloved children's character, Pinocchio. A Tuscan who fought in Italy's wars of unification, Collodi was already a famous novelist and popular translator of French fairy tales when he began to contribute chapters in the life of a marionette to Italy's first newspaper for children, Il Giornale per i Bambini. The adventures of the disobedient puppet were an immediate success and Pinocchio's story has been translated and adapted numerous times, including the classic 1940 animated production from Walt Disney. Collodi died in 1890.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853261602
• ISBN 13: 9781853261602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192