Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet

"Solario the Tailor: His Tales of the Magic Doublet" by William Bowen is a fantasy novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Solario, a talented tailor who embarks on a magical journey after being entrusted with a seemingly simple task: sewing a button onto a mysterious doublet. As he navigates through an enchanting realm filled with peculiar characters and challenges, Solario discovers layers of adventure beyond his profession. The opening of the tale introduces Solario in his shop, where he receives an unusual visit from a richly dressed stranger requiring his skilled craftsmanship. After sewing on a button that keeps inexplicably falling off, Solario finds himself caught in a larger mystical narrative involving a Prince enchanted by a spell. Through the stranger’s enigmatic manner and the magical doublet, readers are drawn into a world where the mundane intertwines with the mystical, setting the stage for Solario's adventures and the deeper quests that await him. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

William Alvin Bowen was an American attorney who wrote several children's books in the 1920s. His most notable work was The Old Tobacco Shop, a fantasy novel that was one runner-up for the inaugural Newbery Medal in 1922.