Leonora de Lima Andrews 1 hr read

Verses and tales for children who believe in fairies, a gentle 1920s garland of rhymes and stories.

Leonora de Lima Andrews's 1924 collection gathers whimsical poems and fairy tales for the young, from pipers and fretful children to believers' ballads. A charming period piece of American juvenile fantasy verse. Read it for the sweet, old-fashioned nursery enchantment of a bygone decade.

In its time

Published in 1924, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

1 hr read (a novelette, room for a turn or two).