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Aladdin and Co

Herbert Quick

Aladdin and Co

Paper book: €33.99

Digital: €12.99

Original publication
1904
Bilingual edition
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

Two friends set out to grow a town. Albert Barslow, a young politician, is bored. His childhood friend, Jim Elkins, invites him to Lattimore.

The world of the book

Towns born in a few months. At the time of the book, thousands of families move to the Great Plains of the American West. Everywhere, small towns want to become great cities. Businessmen buy up land and announce a…

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