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Circus & CarnivalAdventure

Madeline and the Gypsies

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  • 1959 first published
  • 56 pages
  • ★ 3.2 (4 ratings)
  • 22 editions
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Published in 1959, Madeline and the Gypsies is a circus fiction and adventure fiction poetry collection by Ludwig Bemelmans. The story is set in France and Paris. Key subjects include circus, gypsies, Madeline and picture books.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 32 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 56 pages — about an hour of reading at an average pace.

About Madeline and the Gypsies

Pepito, son of the Spanish Ambassador, and Madeline, rescued by gypsies during a storm, travel and perform with their wandering friends until they again find Miss Clavel
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Children's stories, American
  • Circus
  • Gypsies
  • Juvenile poetry
  • Madeline
  • Picture books
  • Picture books for children
  • Poetry
  • Romanies
  • Stories in rhyme
  • Nuclear models
  • Children's fiction
  • Paris, France
  • France
  • Orphans
  • Adventure stories

Quick answers

Who wrote Madeline and the Gypsies?

Madeline and the Gypsies was written by Ludwig Bemelmans and first published in 1959.

What genre is Madeline and the Gypsies?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival and Adventure.

How long is Madeline and the Gypsies?

The median edition has 56 pages, about about an hour of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Madeline and the Gypsies?

Readers who like it often enjoy Assassin's Creed, Selected Writings of Edgar Allan Poe and Edgar Allan Poe.

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