King Matt the First
King Matt the First (Król Maciuś Pierwszy) is a children's novel by Janusz Korczak, first published in Warsaw in 1922. A boy king's reforms for children serve as an allegory of Polish politics. It reached English readers as Matthew the Young King, adapted for Roy Publishers in New York in 1945.
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- Little King Matty...and the Desert Island
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- 24 on Open Library, 11 in English
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How many editions of King Matt the First are there?
We track 1 edition of King Matt the First. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
When was King Matt the First first published?
King Matt the First by Janusz Korczak was first published in 1922.
What should I read after King Matt the First?
In order, it is followed by Little King Matty...and the Desert Island, according to Wikidata.
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- King Matt the First, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- King Matt the First, Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Matthew, the young king, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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