Magdalene Horsfall 2 hr 40 min read

A little heroine, her fairy godmother, and a key-hole in a wall: with a magic latchkey she unlocks a world of wonders, meeting Sweet William and Master Mustardseed along the way.

Magdalene Horsfall's 1896 book is a whimsical fairy fantasy for children. Charming, imaginative, warmly told. Read it for a gentle Victorian storybook where a magic key opens the door between the everyday and Fairyland, and a plucky heroine finds friendship and marvels beyond.

In its time

Published in 1896, during the 1890s, wells arrives.

Reading it

2 hr 40 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).