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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

兩個朋友要把小鎮變成大城。年輕政治人物艾伯特·巴斯洛百無聊賴。他的兒時好友吉姆·艾爾金斯邀他前往拉蒂莫爾。

The world of the book

幾個月就誕生的城鎮。在小說的年代,成千上萬的家庭遷往美國西部的大平原。到處都有小鎮想變成大城市。商人們買下土地,宣稱這裡將蓋火車站或工廠。只要人們相信,地價就會一路上漲。

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