Dinah Maria Mulock Craik 1 hr 57 min read

A helpful, mischievous Brownie lives in the coal-cellar of an old house and, by night, plays pranks and does good turns, vexing the cook, riding the horse, and befriending the children.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik's 1872 book is a warm, classic collection of children's fairy tales. Charming, gentle, timeless. Read it for a beloved Victorian storybook of a household brownie's kindly mischief, cozy fireside tales, brimming with the small magic that delights young readers.

In its time

Published in 1872, during the 1870s, under the sea and around the moon.

Reading it

1 hr 57 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).