Queen Zixi of Ix An unabridged republication of the

An unabridged republication of the original Shakespeare and Company edition

was praised as "well written" by The American Mathematical Monthly and hailed as "undoubtedly a valuable addition to the literature

Harper's Monthly

as well as lesser-known writers

Queen Zixi of Ix An unabridged republication of theWhen the renowned author of the wonderful Oz stories surpasses himself with a full blown fairy tale, complete with magic wishes, palace life, an evil hag, and a poor boy and girl, we know we are in for something exceptional in storytelling. "In some ways," Baum confided to his son, "Queen Zixi is my best effort." The critic Edward Wagenknecht goes further, terming it flatly one of the best fairy tales ever written by anyone. The master tale spinner