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Aladdin and Co

Herbert Quick

Aladdin and Co

Paper book: €26.99

Digital: €6.99

Original publication
1904
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
655
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Adventure, Children's Literature
Moods
Get ahead in life, Escape it all
Translated from
English

Book summary

In a quiet little town in the American West at the start of the twentieth century, two childhood friends have an idea: to make everyone believe that the town is going to become a big city. As long as people believe it, land prices rise. They buy land, lay out a new district and bring in the railway.

A humorous satire about easy money, friendship and the fever of speculation.

Its lively tone and plentiful dialogue make it an enjoyable read in the language you are learning.

The plot

町を大きくしたい二人の友。若い政治家アルバート・バーズロウは退屈している。幼なじみのジム・エルキンズが彼をラティモアに招く。

The world of the book

数か月で生まれた町。この小説の時代、何千もの家族がアメリカ西部の大平原へ移り住む。どこでも小さな町が大都市になろうとする。実業家たちは土地を買い、駅や工場ができると宣伝する。人々が信じているかぎり、地価は上がり続ける。

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