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Tales of Magic Land
And now for something completely different: While browsing Wikipedia I stumbled upon an info I wanted to share with those of you who have children or grandchildren of your own.
When I grew up one of my favourite stories was the one of the Zauberland (Magic Land) where a little girl from Kansas has adventures with a scarecrow, a metal man and a lion.
Sounds familiar? Of course it does. It’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
In 1939 the russian author Alexander Volkov wrote what we movie fans would call a remake of that story called The Wizard of the Emerald City. There are a few story changes and the characters have different (albeit still english) names, but it’s essentially the same story.
I didn’t know that it was a remake when I grew up and I still don’t care.
What does it make different though is the fact that Volkov wrote 5 sequels where Ellie (i.e. Dorothy) returns to the Magic Land and has continued adventures.
Now why am I bringing that up? Because I discovered that these books have been released in english. They’re called “Tales of Magic Land” part 1 to 3, containing 2 of the original books each.
And I still think that it’s such a wonderful story that kids can still enjoy it today even though they might already know The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Tags: Tales of Magic Land · The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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Purchase Diary 2012 – July
Firefly: The Complete Series (2002)
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09 Jul – €21.80 (£15.84) @ Amazon.co.uk
Serenity (2005)
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09 Jul – €11.62 (£7.90) @ Amazon.co.uk
ER: Season 15 (2008 – 2009)
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19 Jul – €18.37 (£12.86) @ Amazon.co.uk
Strike Back: Season 1 & 2 (2010 – 2011)
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20 Jul – €21.36 (£15.27) @ Amazon.co.uk
Categories: DVD / Blu-ray, Purchase Diary 2012
Tags: ER · Firefly · Serenity · Strike Back
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