Travel Light (Peapod Classics) by Naomi…

Travel Light (Peapod Classics) (original 1952; edition 2005)

by Naomi Mitchison

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"No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison."-The Observer "Read it now."-Ursula K. Le Guin "You will love this book."-Holly Black From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone.… (more)

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Title:	Travel Light (Peapod Classics)
Authors:	Naomi Mitchison
Info:	Small Beer Press (2005), Paperback, 144 pages
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Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison (1952)

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Good quick read touching on serious topics ie. politics, greed, violence and love.

Bookish59 | Apr 4, 2024 |

The beginning of this book is its strength, it kind of looses its power forward the end. Despite that I would recommend it and read more by the author. (

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mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |

Oh, I am so glad I finally read this book. A fairy tale that is a delight, a comfort read that is also dark and grim. This is a fantasy book that went against the fantasy canon before there was one. Now I just have to get my hands on all the other books Naomi Mitchison had written. (

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Alexandra_book_life | Dec 15, 2023 |

I don't normally pay much attention to blurbs, but a blurb from Ursula K. Le Guin, on top of the publication being from an imprint of Small Beer Press, made this little book irresistible even when the cover copy left me less than sure it would be for me. In the end, though, I'm so glad I stumbled upon it.

This short fairy-tale-esque novel sprawls over so many different territories, and with such a unique coming-of-age story. I was enchanted from the very beginning, and am somewhat shocked I hadn't heard of the author before now. What began as a sweetly amusing fairy tale turned into something deeper and more meaningful as the world and the character progressed, and left me in a bit of wonder.

I'd absolutely recommend it. (

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whitewavedarling | Nov 20, 2023 |

Meh, I don’t see what all the fuss is about, and I don’t understand the comparisons to Tolkien and Lewis in the reviews. Maybe some deeper meaning will come to me later. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Naomi Mitchison	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Huizenga, Kevin	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Longford, Elizabeth	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ohl, Manfred	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sartorius, Hans	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Travel Light

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Travel Light

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Constantinople (Micklegard)

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It is said that when the new Queen saw the old Queen's baby daughter, she told the King that the brat must be got rid of at once.

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"No one knows better how to spin a fairy tale than Naomi Mitchison."-The Observer "Read it now."-Ursula K. Le Guin "You will love this book."-Holly Black From the dark ages to modern times, from the dragons of medieval forests to Constantinople, this is a fantastic and philosophical fairy-tale journey that will appeal to fans of Harry Potter, Diana Wynne Jones, and T. H. White's The Sword in the Stone.

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From the book cover: "Little Halla lives in the land and time of myth and misty antiquity. A king's daughter, she is cast out by the new wicked queen. But Matulli, her nurse, changes into a black bear and carries her unharmed into the woods. Halla is brought up by bears and dragons, thinking dragonish thoughts and speaking the dragon tongue. In time this world dies away and she meets a strange figure, All-Father, the Wanderer. Setting her on the back of a unicorn he cuts a fold from his night-blue cloak, lays it over her shoulders and sends her on a long journey. Strange and fabulous adventures ensue as Halla takes up the cause of the men from Marob and travels with them to the fabled city of Micklegard where she will learn to do as All-Father bids - to travel light."

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