Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson 1 hr 52 min read

A wishing stone and a mischievous pixie draw young Wendell into his very own fairy tale, enchanted maidens, midnight spells, a giant's house, and a charm that must be broken.

Elizabeth Rhodes Jackson's 1922 children's fantasy is a charming, interactive-feeling adventure inviting readers into the magic. Warm, playful juvenile fantasy. Read it for a delightful storybook romp where an ordinary boy finds himself the hero of his own tale of pixies and spells.

In its time

Published in 1922, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

1 hr 52 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

L. E. W. Kattelle