£15.00
Title: The Wonderful O
Author: James Thurber
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Publication Date: c1958
Format: Hardback
Condition: Covers are very good. The dust jacket is slightly tatty to edges with ink mark to the rear inner flap. Pages are clean and illustrated throughout.
Book measures: 21.5cm x 14.5cm with 72 pages
1 in stock
The Wonderful O is a whimsical fable about two tyrannical pirates, Black and Littlejack, who land on the peaceful island of Ooroo searching for buried treasure. Failing to find it, the villainous Captain Black, who hates the letter ‘O,’ bans its use entirely. The islanders face hilarious chaos and linguistic oppression as they lose words like “love,” “hope,” and “valor,” prompting them to band together to restore liberty and language.
| Weight | 0.750 kg |
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