W. W. Tarn 2 hr 6 min read

On the misty Isle of Skye, young Fiona is granted the Gift of the Search, and, with her scholarly father, is drawn into a fairy-world quest for a treasure far stranger than gold.

W. W. Tarn's 1920 novel is a beloved classic of children's fantasy. Lyrical, wise, enchanting. Read it for a beautiful Hebridean fairy tale of a girl's search for hidden treasure, blending Highland folklore, gentle wisdom, and real magic, from a distinguished historian who wrote this small gem for his own daughter.

In its time

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

Reading it

2 hr 6 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).