L. Frank Baum 2 hr 35 min read

Bored with immortality, a fairy begs to be made mortal for a year, and becomes the gallant knight Prince Marvel, riding out to seek adventure across the enchanted island of Yew.

L. Frank Baum's 1903 novel is a rousing fantasy adventure from the creator of Oz. Inventive, warm, delightful. Read it for non-Oz Baum at his best, a fairy-turned-knight's quest through a land of thieves, dragons, and tyrants, in one of his most charming standalone fairy tales.

In its time

Published in 1903, during the 1900s, the scientific romance.

Reading it

2 hr 35 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).