Which of Thornton W. Burgess' many wonderful animal story book do you want to read next, and what edition of it provides the best reading experience? And for out of print editions, where do you find them? Find out with this book!
Thornton W. Burgess was one of America's most read and loved storytellers for children. He was one of the most knowledgeable naturalists of his time, and his stories are as educational as they are entertaining.
But he was so prolific, with some 170 books to his credit, where does a reader start? And there have been so many editions of his books, of widely varying quality, how do you know which edition to find and read?
This book is a simple guide to reading Burgess and choosing editions of Burgess books. The author has been reading Burgess since he was 7 years old in 1972, has read most of Burgess' animal story books to his children, and has amassed a sizable library of Burgess books of various editions. If you don't know what title to read next or what edition of it to get, you're in good hands with this book.
For books that are in print, links to them on Amazon are included. For books available online at Project Gutenberg, links to those books are included too. For out of print books, links are provided to Abebooks because it allows the most fine-tuned searches, though the reader can look for them on eBay and at Amazon too.
Not sure what amazing Burgess book to read next, or what edition you'll like best? Try this book and you'll soon know.
Also includes a Burgess public domain countdown -- find out when each of Burgess' titles that may be hard to find today will enter the public domain and then soon become much easier to find.
Updated December 29, 2016 (Added chapter "The Bedtime Stories Story").
Thornton W. Burgess was one of America's most read and loved storytellers for children. He was one of the most knowledgeable naturalists of his time, and his stories are as educational as they are entertaining.
But he was so prolific, with some 170 books to his credit, where does a reader start? And there have been so many editions of his books, of widely varying quality, how do you know which edition to find and read?
This book is a simple guide to reading Burgess and choosing editions of Burgess books. The author has been reading Burgess since he was 7 years old in 1972, has read most of Burgess' animal story books to his children, and has amassed a sizable library of Burgess books of various editions. If you don't know what title to read next or what edition of it to get, you're in good hands with this book.
For books that are in print, links to them on Amazon are included. For books available online at Project Gutenberg, links to those books are included too. For out of print books, links are provided to Abebooks because it allows the most fine-tuned searches, though the reader can look for them on eBay and at Amazon too.
Not sure what amazing Burgess book to read next, or what edition you'll like best? Try this book and you'll soon know.
Also includes a Burgess public domain countdown -- find out when each of Burgess' titles that may be hard to find today will enter the public domain and then soon become much easier to find.
Updated December 29, 2016 (Added chapter "The Bedtime Stories Story").
