The Old Man at the Railroad Crossing and Other Tales (Nonpareil Books)
Unique among Maxwell's books, the 29 stories in this collection have the timeless quality of folk tales. Though the settings are modern, the concerns are as old as humanity, in the traditions of Aesop and the Brothers Grimm.
Unique among Maxwell's books, the 29 stories in this collection have the timeless quality of folk tales. Though the settings are modern, the concerns are as old as humanity, in the traditions of Aesop and the Brothers Grimm.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780879236762 (0879236760)
Publish date: May 1st 1987
Publisher: David R Godine
Pages no: 175
Edition language: English
If I ever need to choose only 10 books that I can read til I die, this one will be one of them. I first read it when I was just a silly high-schooler half of my age now, and over the years it has never lost its magic. I've just picked it up again and was amazed on the beauty of the writing & how it ...
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