You might also like

More about Once on a Time

• Book details
• Synopsis
• Trending among others

You get 37 loyalty points

Book synopsis

Written in 1917, Milne's introduction begins "This is an odd book". Ostensibly a typical fairytale, it tells the story of the war between the kingdoms of Euralia and Barodia and the political shenanigans which take place in Euralia in the king's absence, all supposedly rewritten by Milne from the writings of the fictional historian "Roger Scurvilegs".

Milne created the story to contain believable, three-dimensional characters, rather than the stereotypes which will satisfy children. Hence the book introduces us to a princess who is far from helpless; a prince who, whilst handsome, is also pompous and vain; an enchantment which is almost entirely humorous; a villain who is not entirely villainous and receives no real comeuppance; a good king who is not always good; an evil king who is not always evil, and so on. The result is a book which children may not enjoy as much as adults.

The book was written by Milne partly for his wife, upon whom the character of the Countess Belvane was partially based. (wikipedia.org)

Book details

Book category Books in German Belletristik Erzählende Literatur Hauptwerk vor 1945

• Full title: Once on a Time
• Author: A. A. Milne
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9781636374819
• ISBN: 1636374816
• ID: 35731618
• Publisher: Bibliotech Press
• Weight: 254 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. November 2022

---

---

---