The adventures of Andolocia, with the purse and cap of his father Fortunatus…
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Fortunatus is a German proto-novel or chapbook about a legendary hero popular in 15th- and 16th-century Europe, and usually associated with a magical inexhaustible purse. The plot of the novel also appears in variants from oral tradition across Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa, which are classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 566, "The Three Magic Objects and the Wonderful Fruits". (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Title | The adventures of Andolocia, with the purse and cap of his father Fortunatus : a tale for the nursery |
| Edition | A new edition, with three copperplates. |
| Original Publication | London: Tabart and Co., 1804. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunatus_(book) |
| Credits | Bob Taylor, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary |
Fortunatus is a German proto-novel or chapbook about a legendary hero popular in 15th- and 16th-century Europe, and usually associated with a magical inexhaustible purse. The plot of the novel also appears in variants from oral tradition across Europe, Asia, Americas and Africa, which are classified in the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as tale type ATU 566, "The Three Magic Objects and the Wonderful Fruits". (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Fortunatus (Legendary character) -- In literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78536 |
| Release Date | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 245 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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