The Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts

by Maurice Maeterlinck and Georgette Mme Maeterlinck

Book Overview

The Blue Bird is a 1908 play by Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck. It premiered on 30 September 1908 at Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre and has been turned into several films and a TV series. The French composer Albert Wolff wrote an opera (first performed at the N.Y. Metropolitan in 1919) based on Maeterlinck's original play, and Maeterlinck's innamorata Georgette Leblanc produced a novelization. The story is about a girl called Mytyl...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1505501350
• ISBN13: 9781505501353
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Classic story presented beautifully

The story of the Blue Bird is the base on which the Wizzard of Oz was written and is a beautiful yet realistic story of two children's dreams. It has hidden meanings in its story and truths which are often denied to children, while the images and the character lines are colourful and imaginative. This hard cover edition reinforces the gracefulness and authenticity of the author's story.

Disregard Bad Review (?)

It looks like there was a mix-up with the negative review by Mr. Keehn. I believe this is a children's picture book by the wonderful illustrator, Brian Wildsmith. Mr. Keehn is reviewing a play by someone else entirely.