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The Wizard in the Tree Study Guide

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by Lloyd Alexander
About 14 pages (4,106 words)
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Setting

The world of The Wizard in the Tree is deliberately vague about details like dates and physical locations. Alexander creates a setting where the remarkable can easily happen as part of everyday life by placing the story in a land that blends characteristics from different countries and time periods. The technology is that of the early nineteenth century: there are steam engines, single-shot pistols, and coal mines, but horses still rule the roads and telephones are not to be found. The culture of The Wizard in the Tree is primarily Alexander's own invention, though it.....

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The Wizard in the Tree from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.



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