David Cory 1 hr 6 min read

One bright August morning, little Mary Louise trudges alone across the meadow to the beach, and a magic comb carries her off to the coral palace of King Seaphus and a voyage of wonders.

David Cory's 1922 book is a whimsical fantasy for young children from the 'Little Journeys to Happy Land' series. Playful, warm, charmingly illustrated. Read it for a cozy nursery voyage of enchantment, where a seaside girl is swept into a storybook realm of sea-kings, candy cities, and toy lands.

In its time

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

Reading it

1 hr 6 min read (a novelette, room for a turn or two).