Thomas Lambert Sappington 2 hr 15 min read

The Sociable Sand Witch, the Fountain of Riches, an Obstinate Town, and a giant out of a jar, a garland of whimsical, magical tales for children.

Thomas Lambert Sappington's 1923 collection gathers playful fairy tales for the young. Charming, imaginative, of its era. Read it for a cozy 1920s storybook of wizards, enchantments, and comic mishaps, brimming with the inventive nonsense and gentle wonder that delighted children of the age, in a warm treasury made for reading aloud.

In its time

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

Reading it

2 hr 15 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).