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IaY1S (Read download) The Flying Girl and Her Chum Online [IaY1S.ebook] The Flying Girl and Her Chum Pdf Free Edith Van Dyne ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook 2016-12-09 2016-12-09File Name: B01N7GK9O1 | File size: 43.Mb Edith Van Dyne : The Flying Girl and Her Chum before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Flying Girl and Her Chum: 4 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Love Baum, Dislike _Flying Girl and Her Chum_By K. KlinghammerI have been a fan of L. Frank Baum's works for decades, from the Wizard of Oz series to Queen Zixi of Ix and others (I've read at least 20 of his books, each many times!). Baum wrote this book under the pseudonym Edith Van Dyne. Like virtually all of his books, the Flying Girl and Her Chum has strong female characters, the heroine being a likeable girl named Orissa Kane. The two lead characters have an adventure turning on a crashlanding on a remote island. Although some of the characters' experiences are interesting, I found this book progressed tediously much of the time. An unsavoury character is introduced halfway through the book, and although the protagonists do succeed in escaping him the book ends VERY disappointingly.In a children's (or this case, young adult's) story, the accepted formula is that good triumphs over evil by the end of the story. In this book, good does escape evil, but the evil character gets away with his behaviour! I had come to dislike much of the style of this book before the nasty character was introduced, and I only finished it a) to see if the book would get any better (this was after all an L. Frank Baum story, and I'd never read one before I didn't like!); and b) to see this character get his comeuppance. He never did, and I was _tremendously_ disappointed.So, if any reader would like to explore the wonder the public had in 1911 about powered flight and to do it through the experiences of interesting, young, fictional women, I might recommend this mediocre book to them. For anyone expecting a delightful, imaginative, silly, sometimes even corny, typical Baum children's story, I am happy to recommend all of the author's Oz books and his related stories, but I do not recommend the Flying Girl and Her Chum.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. An Important Piece of HistoryBy Marcus D. MebesL. Frank Baum is the quintessential American author. Before J. K. Rowling flooded the market with Harry, Hermione and Ron, before Dick and Jane had a dog named Spot, before Charlie Chaplin put on that mustache and looked maudlin... there were his books. And because the market needed quality material, he HAD to be good... and he was. After all, his WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ is the epitome of American literature, isn't it?THE FLYING GIRL AND HER CHUM was written pseudonymously under the name "Edith Van Dyne" when it was first published back in 1912. Unlike Baum's other books, this was not a chipper Oz fantasy adventure; rather, it was a "real world" fiction, showing two ahead-of-their-time girl adventurers (Orissa and Sybil) as they crash land on an island in the middle of the Pacific, and how they outwit an unsavory fellow with nothing good on his mind. It is a sequel to his earlier book THE FLYING GIRL. While the "twin" books were "daring" (and shame on you, Baum fans, if you don't get that nuance) in their premise of advancing women's roles in society, there are still elements that remind us that this story takes place after the turn of the last century. It's a piece of history... a time capsule that endures, despite the technological and political advances of today.The presentation of the book is quite attractive. Hungry Tiger Press spared no exense in providing us with an edition that includes not only the original text and illustrations, but a fascinating forword by award-winning author/artist Eric Shanower that delves into the books' history, as well as of women aviators of the time. History buffs would seriously benefit from the research that went into this, and the photo of doomed aviator Harriet Quimby is practically worth the cost of the book alone! I wonder how today's world would have welcomed Harriet--and Orissa and Sybil--as they took it upon themselves to travel to the stars, or dive to the deepest depths of the ocean?THE FLYING GIRL AND HER CHUM would benefit from being made into a movie. It has all the elements of a great adventure thriller... and who knows? Perhaps Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sawyer and the Others will find evidence that Sybil and Orissa had once been "Lost" on their island?Baum was ahead of his time in his writing. I wholeheartedly recommend this brilliant, well-written, gorgeously illustrated book to all!2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. L. Frank Baum breaks the moldBy J. DavisIn 1910, L. Frank Baum closed his Oz stories with "The Emerald City of Oz," trying to put Oz behind him so he could attempt new stories. The following years, he produced more books that were quite different from his Oz stories: "The Sea Fairies" and "Sky Island," two fantasies that let Baum write Oz-like fantasies without using Oz, "The Daring Twins" and "Phoebe Daring," two novels without fantasy trappings at all that Baum published under his own name, and "The Flying Girl" and "The Flying Girl And Her Chum," published under the pseudonym Edith Van Dyne.Baum was able to write sequels to his stories that did not require a reading of the earlier books. "The Flying Girl And Her Chum" is no exception, as in the first chapter, Baum introduces new characters to his already established cast from the first book, covers what you need to know from the first story, and ties the new characters in with the lead character, Orissa Kane.The story follows Orissa taking her friend (and her financier's daughter), Sybil Cumberford, with her as she test-flys her brother Steve's new hydro-plane. When they meet with an accident, Orissa and Sybil are stranded on a desert island with little provisions. While Orissa is resourceful, how long can they survive? And will Steve, Mr. Cumberford and the rest of the rescue party find them? Even when their yacht runs aground? And can they escape the self-proclaimed robber King of the Islands?Baum really breaks the style people might expect from his Oz books and some of his other works. He is able to make his story exciting and page-turning, taking unexpected twists along the way.This edition complements the text well, in it's historic reproduction of the illustrations, it's attractive appearance and layout, and an informative foreword by Eric Shanower about Women's Aviation and the effect it had on Baum's short-lived series. Included are historic photos and newspaper clippings that would also make this a valuable resource material for anyone researching the subject.I heartily recommend Baum's works to anyone who wants a good read. He was a masterful if misunderstood storyteller, and "The Flying Girl And Her Chum" may seem as if he broke the mold, but in the end, we are left with another exciting L. Frank Baum story, just as he had been telling all along. Perhaps they call them "parlor" cars because they bear so little resemblance to the traditional parlormdash;a word and a room now sadly out of style. In reality they are ordinary cars with two rows of swivel seats down the center; seats supposed to pivot in every direction unless their action is impeded by the passenger's hand baggage, which the porter promptly piles around the chairs, leaving one barely room to place his feet and no chance at all to swing the seat. Thus imprisoned, you ride thoughtfully on your way, wondering if the exclusive "parlor car" is really worth the extra fee. "Baum had a way of writing juvenile series without writing down to his audience. At his best, his novels are tinged with a certain amount of cynicism--you weren't always sure at first who the good guys were.... It can be very refreshing." --Yellowback LibraryAbout the AuthorLyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 ndash; May 6, 1919), better known by his pen name L. Frank Baum, was an American author chiefly known for his children's books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost works", 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). Benjamin Baum succeeded in many businesses, including barrel-making, oil drilling in Pennsylvania, and real estate. L. Frank Baum grew up on his parents' expansive estate called Rose Lawn, which he fondly recalled as a sort of paradise.

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