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Thornton W. Burgess Reader’s Guide & Book Collector’s Guide

Find Your Next Burgess Story to Read and the Best Edition to Read It In! The Tao of Burgess

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 Which of Thornton W. Burgess' many wonderful animal story books do you want to read next, and what edition of it provides the best reading experience? And for out of print editions, where do you find them? Find out with this book!

Thornton W. Burgess was one of America's most read and loved storytellers for children. He was one of the most knowledgeable naturalists of his time, and his stories are as educational as they are entertaining.

But he was so prolific, with some 170 books to his credit, where does a reader start? And there have been so many editions of his books, of widely varying quality, how do you know which edition to find and read?

This book is a simple guide to reading Burgess and choosing editions of Burgess books. The author has been reading Burgess since he was 7 years old in 1972, has read most of Burgess' animal story books to his children, and has amassed a sizable library of Burgess books of various editions. If you don't know what title to read next or what edition of it to get, you're in good hands with this book. The Tao of Burgess.

For books that are in print, links to them on Amazon are included. For books available online at Project Gutenberg, links to those books are included too. For out of print books, links are provided to Abebooks as it allows the most fine-tuned searches, though the reader can look for them on eBay and at Amazon too.

Not sure what amazing Burgess book to read next, or what edition you'll like best? Try this book and you'll soon know. The best overall guide to Burgess.

ALSO INCLUDES:
-- Foreword by a great-granddaughter of Burgess, who knew him as a child. Find out what her favorite Burgess character is.
-- A discussion of surprises Burgess may have for the modern reader. Find out why "Blacky the Crow" may be Burgess' most misunderstood book today.
-- A chapter on the 201 stories Burgess published in People’s Home Journal magazine, most of them never reprinted in books. What was the real reason they went out of business after December 1929? Was it the onset of the Great Depression, or something else entirely? Read and decide what you think.
-- A discussion of additional Burgess stories, some never published in books. Why are some of Burgess' best stories all but unknown even to his biggest fans?
-- A discussion of four Burgess imitators and competitors. Why does Burgess stand head and shoulders above them today?
- A chapter on the history of Burgess' Bedtime Stories. What was the single word missing from a contract that cheated Burgess out of pots of well-earned payment?
-- A public domain countdown of Burgess' books. Find out when each of Burgess' titles that may be hard to find today will enter the public domain and then soon become much easier to find.
-- A discussion of further reading about Thornton W. Burgess and his books. What well-known author who loved Burgess as a child took Burgess' style to an an amazing new level in his own writing in the 1960s-1980s?
-- LOTS of detailed information on all the editions of each title ever published, what the differences are, which editions are more enjoyable than others and why. Additions and other improvements to this book are uploaded from time to time. This book was last updated May 4th, 2025.
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