William Bowen 1 hr 47 min read

Little Merrimeg is led away by two gnomes into a world of chimney imps, starlight fairies, echo dwarfs, and clop-clop shoes, a garland of whimsical fairy adventures.

William Bowen's 1923 children's fantasy gathers charming, inventive tales of a small heroine's magical escapades. Warm, playful, delightful juvenile fantasy. Read it for a lovely storybook romp through a world of imps, dwarfs, and fairies, from a beloved teller of children's tales.

In its time

Published in 1923, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

1 hr 47 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Emma L. Brock