The Old Tobacco Shop A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2008-10-20 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #26977 |
Description
"The Old Tobacco Shop" by William Bowen is a children's fantasy novel published in 1921. When five-year-old Freddie ignores a warning and smokes from a jar of magic tobacco, he embarks on an extraordinary adventure. Alongside his friends, he sails a leaky ship on the Spanish Main, encounters pirates and stolen treasure, and meets a mysterious Persian merchant who grants wishes. But is this fantastical journey real, or something else entirely? (This is an automatically generated summary.)