{"product_id":"the-beeman-of-orn-other-fanciful-tales-9781915812636","title":"The BeeMan of Orn  Other Fanciful Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGriffins, wizards, dryads and fairies; banished kings, misguided queens and mysterious bee-men: the curious characters who populated \u003cstrong\u003eFrank Stockton\u003c\/strong\u003e's fanciful fairy tale worlds once delighted generations of readers on both sides of the Atlantic. When he died in 1902 the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e lamented, It is not easy to imagine any greater loss to American letters. Yet despite his profound significance for the development of the fairy tale, and his direct influence on American fantasy classics like \u003cem\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/em\u003e, Frank Stockton's trailblazing stories have fallen out of print. Now, readers young and old can once again enjoy his beloved stories in this new edition of his most celebrated collection, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bee-Man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, first published in 1887  complete with a biographical introduction which explains Stockton's profound importance to the story of fantasy literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UEA Publishing Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49414682935639,"sku":"9781915812636","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781915812636.jpg?v=1730524539","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-beeman-of-orn-other-fanciful-tales-9781915812636","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}