Project Gutenberg 2011-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 165 Tapper, Thomas 1864 1958 Wagner : The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (including the Music Team) at http://www.pgdp.net "Wagner: The Story of the Boy Who Wrote Little Plays" by Thomas Tapper is an educational children's book written in the early 20th century. The book is part of a series called the "Child's Own Book of Great Musicians" aimed at introducing children to the lives of renowned composers. It focuses on the life of Richard Wagner, detailing his journey from a boy with a passion for writing plays to becoming a groundbreaking composer who changed the landscape of opera. The narrative begins with Wagner's birth in Leipzig in 1813 and traces his upbringing after the early loss of his father. Unlike many great musicians, Wagner did not exhibit musical talent until later in his youth; instead, he focused on writing and literature. As he matured, he began composing operas that were distinctly different from his predecessors, bringing to life a myriad of characters—from everyday people to mythical deities. The book captures key moments from Wagner's life and highlights his unique contributions to music, while also encouraging children to engage interactively by pasting in illustrations and writing their own stories about him, thus making learning enjoyable and personal. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/35128/35128-h/images/cover.png Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Composers -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Juvenile literature ML Text Child's Own Book of Great Musicians Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies Category: Music 46906 2025-07-14T09:33:22.731354 text/html 41669 2011-02-01T18:40:28 text/html 1151745 2025-07-14T09:33:26.838336 application/epub+zip 1150373 2025-07-14T09:33:24.247376 application/epub+zip 2029849 2011-02-01T18:33:00 application/pdf 56017 2025-07-14T09:33:23.049333 application/epub+zip 2468045 2025-07-14T09:33:28.299345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2459482 2025-07-14T09:33:25.635335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146373 2022-09-16T07:07:46.886047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37141 2025-07-14T09:33:22.510364 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36904 2011-02-01T18:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36904 2011-02-02T07:59:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23769 2025-07-14T09:33:28.426308 application/rdf+xml 27230 2025-07-14T09:33:23.113327 image/jpeg 3957 2025-07-14T09:33:23.081330 image/jpeg 13013 2011-02-01T18:46:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 1144589 2011-02-01T18:46:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 1962326 2011-02-01T18:47:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 12988 2011-02-02T08:00:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 1147537 2025-07-14T09:33:22.791345 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia