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    Ready Reference Treatise: The Phantom Tollbooth
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Phantom Tollbooth
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Phantom Tollbooth
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    Ready Reference Treatise: The Phantom Tollbooth

    By Raja Sharma

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    “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster was first published in 1961. It is a highly successful children’s adventure novel. It is also categorized as a modern fairy tale. The illustrations in the book have been provided by Jules Feiffer.

    The story revolves around a young boy named Milo. He is bored. One day, in the afternoon, he unexpectedly finds a magic tollbooth in his bedroom when he comes back home from school. Since he does not have anything better to do, he decides to drive through the tollbooth in his small toy car.

    Since it is a magic tollbooth, Milo is transported to a land called the Kingdom of Wisdom. Having reached that magical land, he happens to acquire two faithful companions, Tock and the Humbug.

    Ready Reference Treatise: The Phantom Tollbooth
    Copyright
    Chapter One: Introduction to the Book and Author
    Chapter Two: Plot Overview
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateJul 31, 2015
    ISBN9781310836299
    Ready Reference Treatise: The Phantom Tollbooth
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    Raja Sharma

    Raja Sharma is a retired college lecturer.He has taught English Literature to University students for more than two decades.His students are scattered all over the world, and it is noticeable that he is in contact with more than ninety thousand of his students.

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