# The Old Tobacco Shop

_A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure_

By William Bowen.

"The Old Tobacco Shop" by William Bowen is a children's fantasy novel published in 1921. When five-year-old Freddie ignores a warning and smokes from a jar of magic tobacco, he embarks on an extraordinary adventure. Alongside his friends, he sails a leaky ship on the Spanish Main, encounters pirates and stolen treasure, and meets a mysterious Persian merchant who grants wishes. But is this fantastical journey real, or something else entirely? (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Fantasy literature

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- [Old Tobacco Shop](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/15397) by William Bowen (7 h 5 min, English)

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