The Wishing-Chair

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children's fantasy book novel work of fiction

The Wishing-Chair is a classic children's fantasy book by Enid Blyton about a magical flying chair that takes two siblings on a series of whimsical adventures.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
The Wishing-Chair Again	1
Wishing-Chair series	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	children's fantasy book ⓘ novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ
author	Blyton ⓘ surface form: Enid Blyton
centralObject	wishing-chair ⓘ
containsElement	flying ⓘ talking creatures ⓘ wishes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalImpact	considered a classic of British children's fantasy ⓘ
features	magical flying chair ⓘ talking furniture ⓘ
fictionalUniverseElement	magic chair that can grow wings ⓘ
genre	children's literature ⓘ fantasy ⓘ
hasCompanionBook	More Wishing-Chair Stories ⓘ
hasIllustrations	true ⓘ
hasSequel	The Wishing-Chair self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Wishing-Chair Again
hasTheme	adventure ⓘ friendship ⓘ imagination ⓘ magic ⓘ
includesCharacterType	fairy-tale beings ⓘ pixies ⓘ
intendedAgeRange	early readers ⓘ middle-grade children ⓘ
intendedUse	read-aloud book for children ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
literaryPeriod	20th-century children's literature ⓘ
mainCharacter	Chinky the pixie ⓘ Mollie ⓘ Peter ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor	episodic structure ⓘ whimsical adventures ⓘ
partOfSeries	The Wishing-Chair self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wishing-Chair series
protagonistCount	2 ⓘ
protagonistRelationship	siblings ⓘ
recurringMotif	escape from everyday life ⓘ unexpected journeys ⓘ
setting	fantastical worlds ⓘ various magical lands ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ
workType	standalone novel within a series ⓘ

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The Wishing-Chair → hasSequel → The Wishing-Chair self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Wishing-Chair Again

Enid Mary Blyton (née Enid Mary Pollock, pen name Mary Pollock, sometimes used surname Gay in early life) → notableWork → The Wishing-Chair ⓘ

subject surface form: Enid Mary Blyton

The Wishing-Chair → partOfSeries → The Wishing-Chair self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wishing-Chair series