The Adventures of Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
Carlo Collodi was born Carlo Lorenzini in Florence, Italy, in 1826. Both of his parents were servants, his father a cook for the Ginori—an aristo...
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CHAPTER 1
How it happened that Mastro Cherry, carpenter, found
a piece of wood that wept and laughed like a child.
Centuries ago there lived—
“A king!” my little readers will sa...
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The following is a positive review of the first English translation of Pinocchio.
Children are at once so independent and so conservative in their literary judgments, that we hesitate before recomm...
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In the following review, the critic examines the moral teachings of Pinocchio.
Among the illustrious collection of illustrated books "every child should know," the Italian juvenile cl...
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Van Doren is considered one of the most perceptive critics of the first half of the twentieth century. A founder of the Literary Guild and author or editor of several American literary histories, Van ...
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In the essay following, Prezzolini describes the biography of Collodi as it relates to the creation of Pinocchio.
The name of Pinocchio has been familiar to children the world over for the past gen...
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In the following essay, Zago considers the techniques Collodi used when translating the tales of Charles Perrault, Mme. d'Aulnoy, and Mme. Leprince de Beaumont.
There is a general consensus ...
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In the following essay, Rosenthal discusses the political views Collodi expressed in Pinocchio.
The Adventures of Pinocchio: Tale of a Puppet, by Carlo Lorenzini (who used his mother's birth...
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In the following excerpt, Wunderlich chronicles the publication history of Pinocchio, the many editorial changes it underwent, and its adaptations.
Written serially for an Italian children's...
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Transforming books into movies is a process happening everyday. Keeping classic books classics in the movies can be quite a difficult task, especially when writing for children. Disney is notorious fo...
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Riga (dpa) - Latvian authorities launched a criminal investigation
into the distribution of child pornography on billboards advertising
a new opera about Pinocchio, Latvian ...
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In the 67 years since its debut, "When You Wish Upon a Star" has been recorded by more than 100 artists and orchestras.But the song's owner is irate about what it calls an unseemly spoof of the fam...
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Japanese film director Takashi Miike's 2000 film, ''Audition,''
entered the Time magazine's top 25 picks for horror movies of all
time, according to the magazine's issue due to hit newsstands...
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At the end of the day the last thing you want to do is fight with your child over math problems, book reports and science projects. Rather than nag, prod and argue, try these simple strategies inst...
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Ogres as romantic heroes and princess brides. Cinderella as a neurotic clean freak. Snow White as a bossy know-it-all. Puss in Boots hacking up hairballs. Pinocchio with a leaf still growing off hi...
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Dusseldorf, Germany (dpa) - Sora normally lives off bits
and bytes and guards the gates to the Kingdom of Hearts.
Today he's sipping on a cool glass of apple juice a...
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BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Putting breasts and a gormless
expression of child-like delight on the late Mao Zedong in the
name of art may seem nothing short of blasphemous for China's
culture guar...
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The window of the 10th-story apartment that is the setting for "Things We Want" serves as a grim symbol for all that is wrong with the three brothers who live there.Their mother and father both jum...
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Unlike most baseball owners, Arte Moreno has shown he knows a little something about public relations. He also seems to understand that perception is often just as important as reality.That's why o...
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Critical Review by The Bookman, London
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Latvian National Opera accused of distributing child pornography
