Carlo Collodi Biography - The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi Biography Born on November 24, 1826 in Florence, Italy. Died on October 26, 1890 in Florence, Italy. Served in the Tuscan army in 1848 and 1860 during the Italian wars of Independence, giving him an active interest in political matters. Started his writing career as a newspaper journalist and started his own satirical paper Il Lampione (The Lantern). Published fiction and non-fiction in the 1950's. Decided to concentrate on writing for children in late 1870's and early 1880's. Background Showing pride and affinity for his mother, the author choose his pseudonym based on the Tuscan village of his mother’s birthplace, “Collodi.” As it provides an interesting context in which to read Pinocchio, it is important to note that Collodi never had kids and spent his childhood on the streets rather than in a classroom.

And although he began his writing career as a journalist, dramatist, and short story writer for adults, Collodi switched to children’s literature in 1875 after Italy's unification (Perella, 2005, 9), claiming that “adults are too hard to please” (Puffin Books). Obvious that this crossover was a smart decision, Collodi penned didactic school texts – like Johnny's Arithmetic Primer, Johnny's Grammar Book, and Johnny's Journey Through Italy (Merriman, 2006) – in addition to his international bestseller, The Adventures of Pinocchio, whose fame he did not live to see - dying two years before its translation to the English language - and never foresaw - calling it a "bit of foolishness" when he first sumitted it for publication (Puffin Books). l The Story 1881 is when Carlo sent the idea of Pinocchio to an editor friend to be published in the children's section of his newspaper. The adventures of Pinocchio were serialized in the paper in 1881-82. 1883 the Adventure of Pinocchio were published with huge success.

1892 the first English version appears. 1940 Disney releases their cartoon version Create a free website Adventures Pinocchio by Collodi, First Edition - AbeBooks Adventures Pinocchio by Collodi, First Edition You Searched For: Results (1 - 30) of 41 1 Collodi, C.; Andreea Gheorghitoiu (trans); Val Munteau (illustrator) Published by Roydon Publishing Co (1983) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Roydon Publishing Co, 1983. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. Val Munteau (illustrator). 1st Edition thus. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. First edition thus. 1st printing. This book is NOT Ex Library. No previous owner's name or inscriptions. Contents are clean and unmarked. The picture accompanying this listing shows the actual book being offered for sale. Bookseller Inventory # 004953 More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question 1.

Bookseller Image Baum, Frank; Collodi, Carlo; Carroll, Lewis Published by Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia (2006) ISBN 10: 0762428376 ISBN 13: 9780762428373 Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Running Press Book Publishers, Philadelphia, 2006. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Hildebrandt, Greg (illustrator). First thus, second printing. Running Press Book Publishers, 2006. Very Good. Hildebrandt, Greg. Running Press Book Publishers, 2006. Very Good. Hildebrandt, Greg. This is a collection of three of the favorite classic books for children (from four to eighty), illustrated by the American artist, Greg Hilderandt (1939-). Illustrated boards, blue end pages, with no marking inside or out. The book measures roughly 11 by 8 inches. Binding is tight and square, clean and bright.

Dust jacket carries no price, only the isbn number and number line reading 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Minor bumping at extremities but no tears. 184 pages. Bookseller Inventory # 003349 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Collins, 1957. Hardback. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Watson, A.H. (illustrator). First edition.. 1st thus 1957. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. With a Foreword by Compton Mackenzie. Cream boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis plus b/w line drawings to text. 230 pages. Uneven fading and browning to cover edges. Name in ink to free front endpaper. Some foxing and page browning. Wrapper is badly torn with some pieces of loss; large repairs to verso; creased. [R]. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 1108795 Collodi, C.

(translated By Carol Chiesa) Published by The MacMillan Company, New York (1927) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: The MacMillan Company, New York, 1927. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good-. No Jacket. Mussino, Attilio (illustrator). 1st Thus. 1930 printing of the 1927 "New Edition" in fair-to-good condition. Twelve color plates and many b&w illustrations. Cover has shelfwear; spine discolored; worn corners and ends of spine; back cover has white markings from a sticker. One page is torn and taped; name on front endpage. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 220 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bookseller Inventory # 003100 Published by Collins White Circle (1940) Used Soft cover First Edition Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Collins White Circle, 1940. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

1st Edition. First impression of this White circle paperback edition from 1940 in VG condition, please see pics, some of the print on first thirty pages is visible on opposite pages. paypal accepted, any questions please get in touch. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-12775867333 ISBN 10: 0805000275 ISBN 13: 9780805000276 Used Hardcover First Edition Carlo Collodi, illustrated by Charles Mozley Published by Franklin Watts, New York (1959) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Franklin Watts, New York, 1959. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First printing. 6 x 9 in. Cloth boards. Condition is NEAR FINE ; minor wear, covers very clean. Binding tight and text unmarked. Boy's name on ffep. DJ is VERY GOOD ; price-clipped, edges chipped with some small tears. In a new Mylar wrapper. Child. Stax.

Bookseller Inventory # 27766 ISBN 10: 0394859103 ISBN 13: 9780394859101 Used Hardcover First Edition Collodi, Carlo; Roberto Innocenti (Illustrator) Published by Random House Childrens Books (1988) ISBN 10: 0394821106 ISBN 13: 9780394821108 Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Random House Childrens Books, 1988. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Printing. This book is NOT Ex Library. No previous owner's name or inscriptions. Jacket price not clipped. Jacket is Good Plus with couple ex large closed tears on front cover. Very light moderate wear to extremities. Light cover soil. Book is Fine. Contents are clean and unmarked. This book will be shipped with a fresh Mylar dust jacket protector.

Bookseller Inventory # r00719 Published by Whitcombe & Tombs [1934], Auckland (1934) Used Softcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Whitcombe & Tombs [1934], Auckland, 1934. Softcover. Book Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Previous owner's inscription dated 1939, ". . . from Gran".; 115, [1] pages. Illustrated card wrappers. Page dimensions: 184 x 123mm. Illustrated. Series: Whitcombe's Story Books, No. 544. Children's book, for ages 10-12 years. Carlo Collodi's classic children's story, adapted. [Bibliographical reference: McLaren 544(a).]. Bookseller Inventory # 18106 Collodi, Carlo - ILLUSTRATED by Roberto INNOCENTI Published by A. A.

Knopf (1988) ISBN 10: 0394821106 ISBN 13: 9780394821108 Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: A. A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST Edition THUS. Translated from the Italian by E. Harden. The classic tale of a wooden puppet/little boy. Beautifully illustrated in full color by R. Innocenti throughout. Blue cloth book boards, a near PERFECT volume except for a short red rem. mark at top edge close to spine. Really does not detract. Dust jacket has original price on front flap. Jacket has usual edge wear of crinkles and chips - the largest chip being approx. 1/2" at lower front panel; and a 1-1/2" closed tear to jackets rear lower panel. Barely bumped corners. 142 pages. Mylar protected jacket. (International postage at cost due to weight.). Book.

Bookseller Inventory # 003203 C. Collodi; (Illustrator) Richard Floethe Published by Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf (1937) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf, 1937. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover Only date 1937 Interior clean; binding tight. Blue cloth boards are clean. Orange & blue slipcase bright with some wear to the edges. A very nice copy. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-1479258973737 Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston (1927) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1927. Hardcover. Illustrated by Bacharach, Herman I. (illustrator). First Printing. Riverside Bookshelf. vii, 212pp. Blue cloth with applied color illustration to front panel, pictorial endpapers. Color frontispiece and four color plates by Herman I. Bacharach.

Spine panel is faded, some wear to spine ends and corner tips, previous owner's name with date on front free endpaper, faint spot to front panel. About very good. With the Harper's Boys & Girls Bookshop sticker to rear pastedown endpaper. Translated by May M. Sweet. ; Octavo. Bookseller Inventory # 21829 Published by The Macmillan Company (1929) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: The Macmillan Company, 1929. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mussino, Attilio (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, 3rd printing. Good condition; corners bumped and worn, spine ends frayed, rear hinge split but attached, front cover clean and undamaged. Interior intact with one small pencil drawing in lower corner of fly title; frontispiece portrait has some pencil markings and a 1" closed tear to center top edge; otherwise interior pages are clean and unmarked. Printed in Florence, Italy, by R. Bemporad & Son. No additional shipping for delivery within US; International and priority shipping at cost.

Bookseller Inventory # 728 Collodi, Carlo; Maud Hart Lovelace; Smith Burnham; Herman Schneider; Thornton Burgess; and Paul Castle Published by Nelson Doubleday, New York (1960) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Nelson Doubleday, New York, 1960. Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Owner bookplate to FEP. Stains to jacket front panel. Small tear to jacket crown at spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Bookseller Inventory # 57095 Collodi, Carlo; translated by Jane McIntyre, Illustrated by Pictures by Charles Mozley Published by Franklin Watts, New York (1959) Used Hardcover First Edition More Information About This Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question 17. Bookseller Image Published by H. M. Caldwell Co., New York (1898) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: H. M. Caldwell Co., New York, 1898. Boards. Book Condition: Good +.

Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Quentin, Rene (illustrator). First American Edition. Sm. 8vo. 212pp. Title page printed in red & black. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 25 woodcut headpieces and 3 tail pieces. Pictorial, color printed boards, front cover stamped in gilt (some soiling). Spine rather plainly rebacked in white cloth. Occasional light water stain in blank fore-edge. Small gift inscription on front free endpaper dated 1898. Part of publisher's "The Editha Series.". Bookseller Inventory # 1714 Published by University of California Press, Berkeley, California (1986) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: University of California Press, Berkeley, California, 1986. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. "Readers familiar with simplified versions of Collodi's classic tale of a wayward puppet who finally earns the dubious distinction of being metamorphosed into a proper boy will be amazed by the full story." Ships same or next business day.

Book's spine is slightly skewed and loose; otherwise, free from major defect. Dust jacket protected in archival plastic cover. DJ has minor edge wear. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 498 pages. Bookseller Inventory # 47525 Used Hardcover First Edition Signed Quantity Available: 1 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: COLLODI,CARLO. ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. NY: Random House 1983. 4to, glazed pictorial boards, fine in dw. 1st ed (number code 1-0). Illustrated by DIANE GOOD with wonderful full and partial page color illustrations. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY DIANE GOODE. Bookseller Inventory # 32196 ISBN 10: 0520054040 ISBN 13: 9780520054042 Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: University of California Press. First American edition thus., Berkeley, CA, 1986. Hardcover/Hardback. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine.

First Edition. 8vo. Translation, introduction, 69pp., and notes by Nicolas J. Perella; illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti from the first edition; parallel text for the story of the famous piece of wood. Spots of foxing to foredge, else fine in dustwrapper. book. Bookseller Inventory # 45729 Published by New York Heritage Press [n.d.] Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: New York Heritage Press [n.d.]. First edition thus. Illustrated in color by Richard Floethe. 8vo, publisher's original blue cloth, pictorially decorated with a vignette of Pinocchio on the upper cover, lettered in white on the spine, and housed in the publisher's red slipcase. vii, 157 pp. The book is in fine condition but with some light typical fading to the spine. The slipcase is very good with some age staining and normal wear at the edges. COLORFUL AND CHARMING ILLUSTRATIONS. Translated from the Italian by Walter S. Cramp and with an introduction by Carl Van Doren.

Bookseller Inventory # 26056 Published by Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston (1898) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston, 1898. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First American Edition, 1898. Illustrated in black and white, no mention of author's name. Two page introduction by Hezekiah Butterworth. Reddish brown and floral cloth covers with gilt titles, a variant from the blue and floral cloth which seems much more common. Very Good, boards rubbed, gilt at spine faded, prior owner name stamp front end page. Binding is sound and pages are clean. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Bookseller Inventory # 005591 Carlo Collodi ; Walter S. Cramp ; Lockwood ; Copeland Published by Boston, New York: Ginn & Company, 1904. (1904) Used Hardcover First Edition Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Boston, New York: Ginn & Company, 1904., 1904.

Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1904 Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi Copeland Illustrated Jiminy Cricket Famous childrenï¿½s book, Pinocchio, translated into English by Walter Cramp full of charming illustrations. Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (1826 ï¿½ 1890), was a children's writer born in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and writer of the world-renowned fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial in 1881 and 1882, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. We find other examples of this same 1904 Pinocchio for sale elsewhere for $500! Main author: Carlo Collodi ; Walter S.

Cramp ; Lockwood ; Copeland Title: Pinocchio : the adventures of a marionette Published: Boston, New York: Ginn & Company, 1904. Language: English Notes & contents: ï¿½ Charming illustrations throughout o black and white illustrations FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Wear: wear as seen in photos Binding: tight and secure binding Pages: complete with all 212 pages; plus indexes, prefaces, and such Publisher: Boston, New York: Ginn & Company, 1904. Size: ~7in X 5in (18cm x 13cm) FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE Shipping: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Satisfaction Guarantee: Customer satisfaction is our first priority. Notify us within 7 days of receiving your item and we will offer a full refund guarantee without reservation. $199 Photos available upon request. Bookseller Inventory # ABE-5511239810237865798 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Noor-Eesti Kirjastus Tartus, 1933. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Noor-Eesti Kirjastus Tartus, 1933. Soft cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Estonia, Tartu. Estonian language. Octavo 140x205 mm. Weight 250 gr. Wrappers 169[1] pp. Great Avant-Garde Cover Design and 19 illustrations inside by Popular Estonian Artist and Illustrator Richard Kivit. The book in very good condition, without any losses and remarks. Restored spine on the bottom corner, little frayed an edge of front book cover, traces of time and are present (please see images). Italian children's novel main hero PINOCCHIO has been called an icon of modern culture and one of the most re-imagined characters in the pantheon of children's literature. RICHARD KIVIT (1888-1981) - popular Estonian artist, painter, graphic artist and illustrator. He studied in Tartu and Berlin. Kivit is known particularly as a book designer and illustrator, ex-libris creator. Bookseller Inventory # 9.2 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: Jordan, Marsh & Co.

Publishers, 1898. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First US edition. (No mention of author's name anywhere in text, all illustrations in black and white.) 212 p. Blue and floral cloth covers with gilt titles. Good+ condition. Names written on fep and paste down. Covers worn along edges, exposed tips, light soiling and some scuffing, spine lettering dulled. A few small smudges in text. The first American edition of Pinocchio, translated from the Italian by Hezekiah Butterworth with the author's name never mentioned and a title meant to piggy-back on the contemporary bestseller Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Both books would eventually become beautiful, strange Disney films. Bookseller Inventory # 160210010 Destination, Rates & Speeds Item Description: The Macmillan Company, New York, 1926. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Mussino, Attilio (illustrator). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

This rare edition of the classic children's tale of an animated marionette includes full-color illustrations by Attilio Mussino. Printed in Italy by R. Bemporad & Figlio. Aside from a smudge here and there and a hint of foxing, this is an exceptionally clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. The spine is relatively tight given the age of the book, and the corners are square. Pages are a bit browned, but this is mostly along the edges. The illustrations are in beautiful condition with the colors still quite vibrant. The navy blue boards are flat and true, though there is no jacket, so they do show some edge wear and bumping to the corners. Rear board also has some light scratches toward the bottom edge. The spine cover is a bit tattered at the top and bottom extremes. It is also a bit faded, but the title is intact and still fairly bright red. There is a 2" tear along the lower edge between the front board and the spine cover through which you can see the binding, but it is all still attached.

The embossed figure of Pinocchio that takes up the majority of the front board is only slightly worn and has also retained its colors. This highly collectible, very good copy is protected with an archival mylar cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!. Bookseller Inventory # 000539 Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site (Pinocchio-free PDF ebook) Candida Martinelli's Italophile Site Main Page This family-friendly site celebrates Italian culture for the enjoyment of children and adults. Site-Overview The Adventures of Pinocchio - free illustrated e-book for children, DVDs... Quick link to my free, illustrated, PDF Pinocchio book. Illustration by Attilio Mussini from the 1911 edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio Illustration by Enrico Mazzanti from the first edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883 The cover of the free illustrated e-book edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio (PDF) available from this website A sample page from the e-book A sample page from the e-book There is a Pinocchio amusement park in the town of Collodi, in Italy, the home town of the author, Lorenzini, which he took as his pen-name.

They have a wonderful website, with charming animations, explanations, and even games for children to play. You can find out everything Pinocchio related in a wide range of products by searching through Amazon.com's offerings with this search tool. Just leave 'All Products' in the 'Search' field, then enter 'Pinocchio' in the 'Keywords' field. Then click on the 'Go' button to get the full list of items. I link directly to a few of them below. Search: If you live in Florida, USA, you can see a live marionette show at Pinocchio's Marionette Theatre . They do birthday parties. Visit Disney's online Zazzle shop for all sorts of fun Pinocchio products. You can choose from lots of different Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket images to put on any Zazzle product. Zazzle is a top-rated, secure, internet store. Carlo Lorenzini (Collodi), the author The Italian author, Carlo Lorenzini, took the name of his motherï¿½s village as his pen name, Collodi. Early in his career, he wrote satirical articles and plays.

After translating some children's stories for an Italian publisher, be began to write childrenï¿½s stories for publication in magazines and as books. From 1881 to 1883 he wrote the stories that make up The Adventures of Pinocchio. They appeared as installments in a magazine for children called Giornale per i bambini, ï¿½Magazine for Childrenï¿½. After the last installment in 1883, all the installments were collected together in a book which has become the third most popular book ever written. The Adventures of Pinocchio has been translated into over two hundred languages. It has been called a manual for childhood, and it has proven to be a manual that can easily cross cultural divides. Carlo Lorenzini died seven years after the publication of the first edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio. By then, the book had entered into it's fifth printing and it has never been out of print, somewhere in the world, since. Free E-book Edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio is a classic Italian children's story that is available in an English translation as a public domain plain-text file.

From that file, I've created an illustrated e-book (PDF) edition of The Adventures of Pinocchio, for free distribution from this page, to be read using the Acrobat Reader. If you need help with e-books, try my free Lessons on E-text and E-book downloading and reading, available from the main page of this site. I've formatted the e-book pages in landscape with an enlarged text size. This means you can page through the book without needing to scroll, or to enlarge the text size to read it with ease. This also means it is a size that children can read on their own, needing to use only one or two buttons from the Reader window to page through the story. When you click here , or on the talking parrot (like the one in the story) to the right, the PDF file will open automatically in the Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Once it is fully loaded (all 321 pages), use the Reader's Save File As feature to save the file to a directory on you computer. Later, you can open it either in the Acrobat Reader or from your Windows Explorer window by double-clicking on it.

I selected over 250 images that would complement the text, but could also offer the reader an opportunity to discuss aspects of life and the world around us with the lucky child to whom he is reading. The images are usually of an object or animal mentioned in the story, but they sometimes offer a distraction from a particularly sad passage. The story was written in a different time, so there are parts of the work that focus on the harsh realities of that period (1880's) which no longer apply to the lives of most children in the West today. The reader can easily skip those passages and discuss instead the image provided. The e-book is free and you are free to give it to friends and colleagues. The file has been checked for viruses and is clean. Be sure you keep it that way before you pass it around. It might be easier to just send people a link to this page so they can download it directly from here. It you'd like, you can read the first three chapters of my illustrated Pinocchio on-line as normal pages of this site. Click here to go to the first three chapters. The Sequel The Heart of Pinocchio (1919) is a sequel written by Collodi's nephew.

It is available, free, online via the Gutenberg Press. Link to the download page from which you can select a book format such as Kindle, EPub, etc. To read the book online , or to preview what is in the book, this is the link to the HTML version, which includes the illustrations. Project Gutenberg offers a free audio book version of the Italian text that you can download. And the Biblioteca Italiana online has the Italian version available to read online (thank you Erich, for the link tip). The Adventures of Pinocchio | Once Upon a Time Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia The Adventures of Pinocchio Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. This article focuses on the children's novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio. For the Enchanted Forest character, see Pinocchio . The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio, also known as Le avventure di Pinocchio, is a story featured on ABC 's Once Upon a Time .

It was written by Italian author Carlo Lorenzini under the pen name Carlo Collodi in 1883. Contents [ show ] Traditional Plot The story begins in Tuscany, Italy. A carpenter Master Antonio, but whom everyone calls Master Cherry for his bright shiny red nose, has found a block of pinewood which he plans to carve into a leg for his table. When he begins, however, the log shouts out, "Don't strike me too hard!" Frightened by the talking log, Master Cherry does not know what to do until his neighbor Geppetto, known for disliking children who call him "Polendina", drops by looking for a piece of wood to build a marionette; seeing a perfect opportunity, Antonio gives the block to Geppetto. As Geppetto carves the puppet, the nose begins to grow. Geppetto is extremely poor and plans to make a living as a puppeteer in hopes of earning some food to eat. He carves the block into a boy and names him Pinocchio. As soon as Pinocchio's nose has been carved, it begins to grow with his congenital impudence.

Before he is even built, Pinocchio already has a mischievous attitude; no sooner than Geppetto is finished carving Pinocchio's feet does the puppet proceed to kick him. Once the puppet has been finished and Geppetto teaches him to walk, Pinocchio runs out the door and away into the town. He is caught by a Carabiniere, but when people say that Geppetto dislikes children, the carabineer assumes that Pinocchio has been treated poorly and imprisons Geppetto. Left alone, Pinocchio heads back to Geppetto's house to get something to eat. Once he arrives at home, the Talking Cricket who has lived in the house for over a century tells him that boys who do not obey their parents grow up to be donkeys. In retaliation, Pinocchio throws a hammer at the cricket, more accurately than he intended to, and accidentally kills it. Unable to find food in the house, Pinocchio ventures to a neighbor's house to beg for food. The neighbor is annoyed by Pinocchio's pleas because it is late at night and he tells him to "come underneath and hold out your cap". He then proceeds to pour an enormous basin of water on him.

Pinocchio returns home freezing and tries to warm himself by placing his feet upon the stove. The next morning he wakes to find that his feet have burnt off. His father, who has been released from jail and has with him three pears for a meal, makes his son a new pair of feet. Since Pinocchio says he is starving, Geppetto gives him the pears and teaches Pinocchio to waste nothing. In gratitude, Pinocchio promises to go to school. Since Geppetto has no money to buy school books, he sells his only coat. Pinocchio heads off to school, but on the way he hears music and crowds. Curious, he follows the sounds until he finds himself in a crowd of people, all congregated to see the Great Marionette Theater. Unable to withstand the urge, he sells his school book for tickets to the show.

During the performance, the puppets Harlequin, Punch, and Signora Rosaura (who are on stage) see Pinocchio and stop acting, crying out, "It is our brother Pinocchio!" While the puppets rejoice, however, the audience grows angry, and the theater director, Mangiafuoco, comes out to see what is going on. Upset, he breaks up the excitement and decides to use Pinocchio as firewood to cook his lamb dinner. After Pinocchio pleads to be saved, Mangiafuoco gives in and decides to burn Harlequin. After Pinocchio pleads for Harlequin's salvation, Mangiafuoco gives up. When he learns about Pinocchio's poor father, he gives the marionette five gold pieces for Geppetto. As Pinocchio heads home to give the coins to his father, he meets a fox and a cat on the side of the road. They tell him that if he plants his coins in the Field of Miracles, outside the city of Catchfools, then they will grow into a tree with a thousand gold coins. Believing them, Pinocchio heads off on a journey to Catchfools with the Cat and Fox.

On the way, they stop at the Inn of the Red Crayfish, where the Fox and Cat gorge themselves on food at Pinocchio's expense. During the night, the innkeeper wakes Pinocchio, saying that the Fox and Cat have left on an emergency, but will meet Pinocchio in Catchfools. As Pinocchio sets off for Catchfools, the ghost of the Talking Cricket appears, telling him to go home and give the coins to his father. Pinocchio ignores him again, however, and sets off for Catchfools. As he passes through a forest, the Fox and Cat, disguised as bandits, jump out and try to rob Pinocchio. The marionette hides the coins in his mouth and runs up a tree, but the bandits kindle a fire underneath it. Pinocchio jumps down and they try to pry his mouth open, but he bites the Cat's hand off and escapes deeper into the forest. As Pinocchio runs through the forest, he sees a white house ahead. Stopping to knock on the door, he is greeted by a young Fairy with Turquoise Hair. However, as he speaks to her, the bandits catch him and hang him in a tree.

After a while the Fox and Cat get tired of waiting for the marionette to suffocate and leave. The blue-haired fairy sends a falcon and a poodle to rescue Pinocchio, and she calls in three famous doctors to tell her if Pinocchio is dead. The first two (an owl and a crow) are uncertain, but the third—the Talking Cricket that Pinocchio presumably killed earlier — knows that Pinocchio is fine and tells the marionette that he has been disobedient and hurt his father. The Blue-haired Fairy asks Pinocchio where the gold coins are. Pinocchio lies, saying he has lost them. As he tells this lie (and more) his nose begins to grow until it is so long he cannot turn around in the room. The Fairy explains to Pinocchio that it is his lies that are making his nose grow long, then calls in a flock of woodpeckers to chisel down his nose. Pinocchio and the Blue-haired Fairy decide to become brother and sister, and the Fairy sends for Geppetto to come live with them in the forest.

Pinocchio heads out to meet his father, but on the way he meets the fox and cat again (whom he had not recognized as the bandits, even though he has a hint from the cat's bandaged front paw—which he had bitten earlier; the fox tells him the cat had shown mistaken kindness to a wolf). They remind Pinocchio of the Field of Miracles, and finally he agrees to go with them and plant his gold. After half a day's journey, they reach the city of Catchfools. Everyone in the town has done something exceedingly foolish and now suffers as a result. When they reach the "Field of Miracles", Pinocchio buries his gold then runs off to wait the twenty minutes it will take for his gold to grow. After twenty minutes he returns, only to find no tree and—even worse—no gold coins. Realizing what has happened, he goes to Catchfools and tells the judge about the fox and cat. The judge (as is the custom in Catchfools) sends Pinocchio to prison for his foolishness. While in prison, however, the emperor of Catchfools declares a celebration, and all prisoners are set free.

As Pinocchio heads back to the forest, he finds an enormous serpent with a smoking tail blocking the way. After some confusion, he asks the serpent to move, but the serpent remains completely still. Concluding that it is dead, Pinocchio begins to step over it, but the serpent suddenly rises up and hisses at the marionette, toppling him over onto his head. Struck by Pinocchio's fright and comical position, the snake laughs so hard, it bursts an artery and dies. While sneaking into a farmer's yard to take some grapes, Pinocchio is caught in a weasel trap. When the farmer comes out and finds Pinocchio, he ties him up in a doghouse to guard his chicken coop. That night, a group of weasels come and tell Pinocchio that they had made a deal with former watchdog Melampo to let them raid the chicken coop if he could have a chicken. Pinocchio says he wants two chickens, so the weasels agree and go into the henhouse. Pinocchio then locks the door and barks loudly. The farmer gets the weasels and frees Pinocchio as a reward.

Pinocchio comes to where the cottage was and finds nothing but a gravestone. Believing the Blue-haired Fairy died from sorrow, he weeps until a friendly pigeon offers to give him a ride to the seashore, where Geppetto is building a boat to go out and search for Pinocchio. They fly to the seashore and Pinocchio sees Geppetto out in a boat. The puppet leaps into the water and tries to swim to Geppetto, but the waves are too rough and Pinocchio is washed underwater as Geppetto is swallowed by a terrible shark. A kindly dolphin gives Pinocchio a ride to the nearest island, which is the Island of Busy Bees. Everyone is working and no one will give Pinocchio any food as long as he will not help them. He finally offers to carry a lady's jug home in return for food and water. When they get to the house, Pinocchio recognizes the lady as the Blue-haired Fairy, now miraculously old enough to be his mother. She says she will act as Pinocchio's mother and Pinocchio will begin going to school. She hints that if Pinocchio does well in school he will become a real boy.

Pinocchio starts school the next day and after showing his determination becomes a friend to all the schoolboys. A while later a group of boys trick Pinocchio into playing hookey by saying they saw a large whale at the beach. Hoping that it is the shark that swallowed Geppetto, he accompanies them to the beach only to find he has been fooled. He begins fighting with the boys and one boy grabs a schoolbook of Pinocchio's and throws it at him. The marionette ducks and the book hits another boy named Eugene, who is knocked out. The other boys flee while Pinocchio tries to revive Eugene. Then two policemen come up and accuse Pinocchio of injuring Eugene. Before he can explain, the policemen grab him to take him to jail — but he escapes and is chased into the sea by the police dog. The dog starts to drown and Pinocchio saves him. The dog is grateful and promises to be Pinocchio's friend. Pinocchio happily starts swimming to shore. Then The Green Fisherman catches Pinocchio in his net and starts to eat the fish, saying Pinocchio must be a very special fish.

Taking off the marionette's clothes and covering him with flour, the ogre prepares to eat Pinocchio. The police dog then comes in and rescues Pinocchio from the ogre. On the way home, Pinocchio stops at a man's house and asks about Eugene. The man says Eugene is fine, but that Pinocchio must be a truant. Pinocchio says that he is always truthful and obedient. Again his nose grows longer and Pinocchio immediately tells the truth about himself, causing the nose to shrink back to normal. Pinocchio gets home in the middle of the night. He knocks on the door and a snail opens the third-story window. Pinocchio pleads to be let in and the snail says he will come down. Since a snail is slow, it takes all night for the snail to come down and let Pinocchio in. By the time the snail comes down Pinocchio has banged his foot against the door and gotten stuck. The snail brings Pinocchio artificial food and the marionette faints. When he wakes, he is on the couch and the Fairy says she will give him another chance.

Pinocchio does excellently in school and passes with high honors. The Fairy promises that Pinocchio will be a real boy next day and says he should invite all his friends to a party. He goes to invite everyone, but he is sidetracked when he meets a boy named Romeo—nicknamed Lampwick because he is so tall and skinny. Lampwick is about to go to a place called Toyland, where everyone plays all day and never works. Pinocchio goes along with him and they have a wonderful time in the land of Play—until one morning Pinocchio awakes with donkey ears. A Squirrel tells him that boys who do nothing but play and never work always grow into donkeys. Within a short while Pinocchio has become a donkey. He is sold to a circus and is trained to do all kinds of tricks. Then one night in the circus he falls and sprains his leg. The circus owner sells the donkey to a man who wants to skin him and make a drum. The man throws the donkey into the sea to drown him — and brings up a living wooden boy.

Pinocchio explains that the fish ate all the donkey skin off of him and he is now a marionette again. Pinocchio dives back into the water and swims out to sea — when he is swallowed by The Terrible Shark. Inside the shark Pinocchio meets a tuna who is resigned to the fate and just says they will have to wait to be digested. Pinocchio sees a light from far off and he follows the light. At the other end is Geppetto, who had been living on a ship that was also in the shark. Pinocchio and Geppetto and the tuna manage to get out from inside the shark and Pinocchio heroically attempts to swim with Geppetto to shore, which turns out to be too far; however, the tuna rescues them and brings them to shore. Pinocchio and Geppetto try to find a place to stay. They pass two beggars, who are the fox and the cat. They plead for food or money, but Pinocchio will give them nothing. They arrive at a small house, and living there is the Talking Cricket, who says they can stay. Pinocchio gets a job doing work for a farmer, whose donkey is dying.

Pinocchio recognizes the donkey as Lampwick. Pinocchio mourns over Lampwick's dead body and the farmer is perplexed as to why. Pinocchio says that Lampwick was his friend and they went to school together, causing Farmer John to be even more confused. After long months of working for the farmer and supporting the ailing Geppetto he goes to town with what money he has saved (40 pennies to be exact) to buy himself a new suit. He meets the snail, who tells him that the Blue-haired Fairy is ill and needs money. Pinocchio instantly gives the snail all the money he has, promising that he will help his mother as much as he is helping his father. That night, he dreams he is visited by the Fairy, who kisses him. When he wakes up, he is a real boy at last. Furthermore, Pinocchio finds that the Fairy left him a new suit and boots, and a bag which Pinocchio thinks is the forty pennies he originally loaned to the Blue Fairy. The boy is shocked to find instead forty freshly minted gold coins. He is also reunited with Geppetto, now healthy and resuming woodcarving.

Show Adaptations The place of the Talking Cricket is taken by Jiminy Cricket . This character is heavily influenced by the character of the same name from the Disney film Pinocchio . He is not killed by Pinocchio , and is tasked with looking after Geppetto because he felt guilty after accidentally killed and turn Geppetto's parents into puppet by the Marionette potion given by Rumplestiltskin . Pinocchio and Geppetto are chased by Monstro . They manage to jump overboard as Pinocchio makes his father take the only life preserver left. After the two are washed ashore, the Blue Fairy turns Pinocchio into a real boy and he would remain a real boy as long as he was brave, truthful and unselfish. Geppetto is asked by the Blue Fairy to carve an enchanted wardrobe that can protect two people from the Evil Queen 's Dark Curse . Worried for his son's safety, Gepetto demands that Pinocchio be one of the two people saved from the curse, and only then he will make the wardrobe. She agrees, but breaks the deal when the other intended person to go through the wardrobe, Snow White , gives birth early.

Since the curse can only be lifted in twenty-eight years time by the savior, Snow White's daughter Emma , both mother and child must go through the wardrobe. Ignoring the Blue Fairy, Gepetto sends his son to the other world to protect Emma. The two children are sent to a foster home, but Pinocchio abandons Emma. Twenty-eight years later, Emma's arrival to the town of Storybrooke triggers Pinocchio's reversion into wood. Pinocchio, under the alias August Booth , decides he must help Emma break the curse by believing in magic. The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) - News NEWS 25 November 2010 8:46 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news » As Toy Story 3 arrives on DVD and Blu-ray, we look at other films in which toys walk and talk under their own power, and they've been doing it for quite a while too! The Toy Story triumvirate will reign supreme among stories of toys coming to life and it's hard to imagine any single film or series that uses the premise of living playthings ever besting the perfect trio of movies.

But having given the hat trick fair praise, the toys in Andy's room weren't the first to walk and talk under their own control, and other stories feature toys springing to life when their owners aren't around or by the power of dreams and wishes, the magic of midnight or, in one case, the might of military grade munitions chips. So, if you still have room for more childhood toy fantasies and adventures beyond Woody, Buzz and their crew, » 25 November 2010 8:46 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news » As Toy Story 3 arrives on DVD and Blu-ray, we look at other films in which toys walk and talk under their own power, and they've been doing it for quite a while too! The Toy Story triumvirate will reign supreme among stories of toys coming to life and it's hard to imagine any single film or series that uses the premise of living playthings ever besting the perfect trio of movies.

But having given the hat trick fair praise, the toys in Andy's room weren't the first to walk and talk under their own control, and other stories feature toys springing to life when their owners aren't around or by the power of dreams and wishes, the magic of midnight or, in one case, the might of military grade munitions chips. So, if you still have room for more childhood toy fantasies and adventures beyond Woody, Buzz and their crew, » 23 September 2010 6:17 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news » Producer Nick Nantell (" American Beauty "), VP of development at the Dan Jinks Co., reports he will develop a live-action version of " Pinocchio ." The "Pygmalion"-like tale of a woodcarver who dreams of creating a son, debuted in author Carlo Collodi 's 1883 book, " The Adventures of Pinocchio ", but it wasn't until 1940 that Walt Disney produced the first animated feature adaptation of the story.

Carved from a piece of pine by woodcarver ' Geppetto ' in a small Italian village, the character was created as a wooden puppet, but dreamt of becoming a real boy. ' Pinocchio ', derived from a Tuscan word meaning 'pine nut', was noted for having a long nose that becomes longer (ie. to get a 'woodie') when he is under stress, especially while telling a lie. In 2002, actor/director Roberto Benigni released his own live-action " Pinocchio " adaptation. Sarah Schechter will supervise " Pinocchio " for Warner Bros. Click the images to enlarge. » - Michael Stevens 19 September 2010 5:43 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news » Live action Pinocchio is coming, and no, this report is not a lie! Guys from Warner Bros are in the early stages of producing a live-action version of the classic tale about a wooden puppet who desperately wants to be a real boy. They are looking to bring Pinocchio to life in a live-action feature through producer Dan Jinks with Bryan Fuller on board to script. We’re all familiar with this character, right?

Pinocchio first appeared in the 1883 Carlo Collodi children’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio , which is the story of “…the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has been familiar in English for over a century. From the moment Joseph the carpenter carves a puppet that can walk and talk, this wildly inventive fantasy takes Pinocchio through countless adventures, in the course of which his nose grows whenever he tells a lie, » - Fiona 17 September 2010 12:11 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news » Briefly: There's a new Pinocchio film brewing (not the stop-motion one that Guillermo del Toro has talked up) and Bryan Fuller of Pushing Daisies has been hired to write the film for Warner Bros. Variety doesn't have too much more detail, but says that the film was inspired by the success of Tim Burton 's Alice in Wonderland , so it isn't a stretch to expect that we'll see at least a semi-revisionist version of the classic Pinocchio story.

(Oh, good.) That story, should you need a refresher, appeared in Carlo Collodi 's The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883, and most famously hit screens via Walt Disney in 1940. In the decades since there have been many cinematic incarnations; we're still trying to forget the Roberto Benigni version from 2002. No word yet on talent attachment beyond Fuller, but we'll pass details on as they emerge. » - Russ Fischer 17 September 2010 8:29 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news » Pinocchio , the little wooden puppet that dreams of becoming a real boy, will get one more chance to try to make his dream come true, this time in a live-action feature being developed at Warner Bros. According to Variety, Dan Jinks , producer of the Academy Award-winning 2008 political movie Milk , will produce the movie through his Dan Jinks Co. banner. Bryan Fuller , creator of the ABC "dramedy" Pushing Daisies , will pen the script.

Pinocchio first appeared in 1883 in Carlo Collodi 's The Adventures of Pinocchio , but the character's continued presence in popular culture owes much to Walt Disney's 1940 Pinocchio animated feature adaptation. Jinks told Daily Variety that Tim Burton 's Alice in Wonderland inspired him to develop a live-action version of Pinocchio , adding that he had come up with "a fresh approach" to the story. Next Showing: 16 September 2010 7:43 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news » $1 billion later, Tim Burton ’s Alice in Wonderland has finally inspired something good in the world: a paycheck for Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller . The impetus behind the cash — to pen a live-action version of Pinocchio — is a bit dodgy. But any creative market that doesn’t keep Fuller regularly employed is fundamentally broken.

Producer Dan Jinks ( Milk ) told Variety that Burton’s Wonderland inspired him to whip up a new take on the Pinocchio story for Warner Bros., saying “I think we’ve found a fresh approach that’s going to be very entertaining.” Hit the jump for a refresher on the tale and it’s history on film. The character first appeared in the 1883 Carlo Collidi children’s book The Adventures of Pinocchio . Here’s a synopsis: The story of the wooden puppet who learns goodness and becomes a real boy is famous the world over, and has » - Brendan Bettinger 16 September 2010 7:31 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news » After creating interesting TV series like " Pushing Daisies ," " Dead Like Me " and " Wonderfalls ," it looks like writer Bryan Fuller is making the leap to the big screen. The Wrap reports Fuller will script a live-action adaptation of Pinocchio for Warner Bros.

First brought to the big screen by Walt Disney back in their 1940 animated musical, Pinocchio has seen several iterations including a comedic supporting role in the Shrek franchise a live-action adaptation in the 90's featuring a young Jonathan Taylor Thomas as the title wooden puppet and another live-action adaptation in 2002 both starring and directed by Roberto Benigni . As for the character's origins, they go back to The Adventures of Pinocchio an 1883 story by Carlo Collodi . Carved from a piece of pine by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet, but somehow dreamed of becoming a real boy. In » - Ethan Anderton 16 September 2010 6:25 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news » Further evidence of what the success of Tim Burton ’s Alice in Wonderland has wrought: Warner Bros.

is throwing a live-action film version of the Pinocchio story into active development, with Bryan Fuller hired to write the script.While he originated in Carlo Collodi ’s The Adventures of Pinocchio back in 1883, the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy has been adapted numerous times through the years, still most famously in 1940 by Disney as the first film version. You might also recall that Life is Beautiful ’s Roberto Benigni took a crack in 2002 to… er.. lesser results.The puppet’s tale has also become something of a passion project for Francis Ford Coppola , who actually tried setting something up at Warners in the early ‘90s, and ended up suing the studio when it was shoved into turnaround and he was stopped from taking it to Sony.There’s » The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi - Free at Loyal Books By: Carlo Collodi (1826-1890) An old carpenter carves a little wooden puppet from a mysterious piece of wood that seems to have the ability to talk! He begins to love the little creature like his own son and names him Pinocchio.

But the mischievous fellow runs away from his loving father as soon as he learns to walk. The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi follows the misadventures and naughty exploits of this delightfully “human” puppet who in his heart of hearts longs only to become a real boy. Carlo Collodi was the pen name of a gifted writer of children's books, Carlo Lorenzini who lived in Florence, Italy, during the late 19th century. He was also a political activist and author of several novels, short novels, articles and sketches for adults. He began writing for children in 1876 and translated children's literature from other languages into Italian. The Adventures of Pinnochio is meant to be an allegory and a cautionary tale for children. Through the adventures of this playful and headstrong puppet, Collodi provides many valuable lessons for young children. Wonderful characters like the Talking Cricket, the Fox and the Cat, the Fairy with the Turquoise Hair and old Gepetto himself are colorful, memorable and each one contributes to Pinnochio's final transformation. With plenty of magical moments, fantasy and thrills, the plot provides enough excitement for children of all ages.

Since it first appeared in 1883, the book has enjoyed immense fame and popularity. There have been innumerable translations into more than 250 major world languages, making it the most translated book in the world. There have been plenty of adaptations for stage, radio, television and film, including cartoons and merchandise. Pinnochio's long nose has even become a metaphor for people who tell lies. As a pioneer in the field, Collodi's works became instantly popular, as children's literature as a genre was not very prevalent before the 19th century. His easy and engaging style caught the imagination of children instantly and became a benchmark for children's writers ever since. There are some very endearing and thought-provoking moments and incidents in the story, which make it very memorable for both children and adults. Enduring values of love and loyalty, the essential contradictions that make us human and the transformation of a rebellious, thoughtless, uncaring and self-indulgent youngster into a mature young person are what makes this story so beloved and treasured the world over. An old carpenter carves a little wooden puppet from a mysterious piece of wood that seems to have the ability to talk!

He begins to love the little creature like his own son and names him Pinocchio. But the mischievous fellow runs away from his loving father as soon as he learns to walk. The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi follows the misadventures and naughty exploits of this delightfully “human” puppet who in his heart of hearts longs only to become a real boy. Carlo Collodi was the pen name of a gifted writer of children's books, Carlo Lorenzini who lived in Florence, Italy, during the late 19th century. He was also a political activist and author of several novels, short novels, articles and sketches for adults. He began writing for children in 1876 and translated children's literature from other languages into Italian. The Adventures of Pinnochio is meant to be an allegory and a cautionary tale for children. Through the adventures of this playful and headstrong puppet, Collodi provides many valuable lessons for young children. Wonderful characters like the Talking Cricket, the Fox and the Cat, the Fairy with the Turquoise Hair and old Gepetto himself are colorful, memorable and each one contributes to Pinnochio's final transformation.

With plenty of magical moments, fantasy and thrills, the plot provides enough excitement for children of all ages. Since it first appeared in 1883, the book has enjoyed immense fame and popularity. There have been innumerable translations into more than 250 major world languages, making it the most translated book in the world. There have been plenty of adaptations for stage, radio, television and film, including cartoons and merchandise. Pinnochio's long nose has even become a metaphor for people who tell lies. As a pioneer in the field, Collodi's works became instantly popular, as children's literature as a genre was not very prevalent before the 19th century. His easy and engaging style caught the imagination of children instantly and became a benchmark for children's writers ever since. There are some very endearing and thought-provoking moments and incidents in the story, which make it very memorable for both children and adults. Enduring values of love and loyalty, the essential contradictions that make us human and the transformation of a rebellious, thoughtless, uncaring and self-indulgent youngster into a mature young person are what makes this story so beloved and treasured the world over.

Stream audiobook and download chapters The Adventures of Pinocchio - Lexiophiles The Adventures of Pinocchio English The Adventures of Pinocchio is a classic Italian children’s story written by Carlo Collodi (the pen name of Florentine writer Carlo Lorenzini) and is perhaps the most famous tale in Italy and one of the most translated novels in the whole world. Its first edition, which dates back to 1883, was published by the Felice Paggi publishing house and was enriched with drawings by Enrico Mazzanti. During the last century the story has been made into several movies (like the TV series by Luigi Comencini which is also quite popular in Italy), theatre and musical (like the curious album of this Korean girl band ) adaptations. However, the most famous one is the 1940 Walt Disney movie, which has been shown in almost every country of the world. In the Disney movie the plot has been simplified and softened: the main difference to the book is that in the movie Jimmy the Cricket is Pinocchio’s wise adviser who tells the story from the beginning to the end, while in the Collodi book he is crushed dead by Pinocchio after just a few lines.

A proof of the great influence the novel has had is apparent not only in the Italian culture but among cultures of many countries around the world, as seen in the proverbial images used by everyday people. Among these, the most used are the growing nose metaphor used when someone tells a lie and the “Land of Toys,” a place apparently appealing but that turns out to be a trap. Speaking of languages, the novel by Collodi has also left clear evidence on the Italian language: apart from Pinocchio himself – who is the symbol of lying – there are also other examples such as the Cat and the Fox, used for friends that lead you to ruin, Candlewick, used as a synonym of a rascal, or Jimmy the Cricket (whose Italian name could be literally translated as “the Talking Cricket“), which is used for people whose wise advice is not taken into consideration. In Italy all these characters have become human types referred to in everyday language. The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi book review Italy�s most famous fairy tale, first published in 1883. A magical puppet longs to be human.

In an Italian village, Geppetto, an old woodcarver, receives a piece of wood which looks perfect for his next project, a puppet. But when he sets to work something magical happens – the piece of wood begins to talk. When Geppetto is finished, the puppet turns out to be cheeky, naughty, and can walk, run and eat with as hearty an appetite as any young boy. Geppetto calls him Pinocchio (which means ‘pine nut’) and brings him up as his son. But Pinocchio is disobedient – he tells lies, and every time he lies, his nose grows longer. Geppetto makes many sacrifices for his adopted son, but Pinocchio finds it hard to be good. He is easily led astray, tumbling from one disastrous adventure to another in which he is robbed, imprisoned, chased by bandits and only narrowly escapes death. His friends, the Cricket and the Blue Fairy, try to make see that his dream – to be a real boy – can never come true until Pinocchio finally changes his ways. The Adventures of Pinocchio is Italy’s most famous fairy tale, first published in 1883.

Its author, Carlo Collodi, wrote a great deal for children but Pinocchio is the only one of Collodi’s tales to be translated into the English language. Like many children’s novels, its theme is that of a naughty child who must learn to be good, not just for his own sake but for the sake of others around him too. First published in serial form, early versions of Pinocchio were very different from the story we have come to know today – in one draft, the unruly puppet comes to a particularly gruesome end. With alterations suggested by Collodi’s editor, the book finally became a true children’s classic, hugely successful in Italy, but Collodi did not find fame internationally until the first English translation was published in 1892, two years after his death. Carlo Collodi was born Carlo Lorenzini in Florence, Italy, in 1826. He took the Collodi from his mother’s birthplace. His father was a cook and his mother a domestic servant. After a spell in the army, he took up journalism as a career and founded a political magazine which was quickly suppressed by the Italian government.

He went on to work at other political newspapers as well as working for a censorship organisations operating in theatre. His first novel, Il Vapore (1856), was a great success, and he wrote numerous satirical sketches and romantic and political novels at this time, only taking up writing for children after he accumulated large gambling debts. He first translated a collection of fables by the famous French writer of fairy tales, Charles Perrault, which proved so successful that he began to write his own children’s stories. In 1881, the first magazine for children was founded and Collodi contributed regularly with ever increasing success, including in its founding year, The Adventures of Pinocchio. Of all Collodi’s wide-ranging and prolific output, it is Pinocchio for which he is best remembered. Collodi never married and lived a solitary life. He died in Florence in 1890. This The Adventures of Pinocchio book review was written by Floresiensis Have you read The Adventures of Pinocchio? We've found that while readers like to know what we think of a book they find additional reader reviews a massive help in deciding if it is the right book for them.

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The Adventures of Pinocchio (The Tale of a Puppet) eBook by Carlo Collodi - 9781987892833 | Kobo Show more Show less The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial in 1881 and 1882, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. It is considered a canonical piece of children's literature and has inspired hundreds of new editions, stage plays, merchandising and movies, such as Walt Disney's iconic animated version and commonplace ideas such as a liar's long nose. According to an extensive research done by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi in late 1990's and based on UNESCO sources it has been adapted in more than 240 languages worldwide. That makes it among the most translated and widely read books ever written.

Translation is based on the work of Carol Della Chiesa, but has been revised and updated by the editor. Carlo Lorenzini, better known by the pen name Carlo Collodi (November 24, 1826 – October 26, 1890), was an Italian children's writer known for the world-renowned fairy tale novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio (The Tale of a Puppet)", also known as "Pinocchio". Buy the eBook

Question: What was the pen name of the author of ‘The Adventures of Pinocchio’ (1883)?
Answer: CARLO COLLODI