S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald 1 hr 44 min read

Two children board a train to Fable Land and tumble through Feather-and-Flower Land, Shadow Land, and Topsy-Turvey Land, guided by the gangling Zankiwank and pursued by the Bletherwitch.

S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald's 1896 fantasy, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, is a whimsical Wonderland-style extravaganza. Playful, nonsensical, charming. Read it for a delightful Victorian dream-adventure in the Alice tradition, notable as one of the earliest books illustrated by the great Arthur Rackham, brimming with comic creatures and topsy-turvy wonders.

In its time

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

Reading it

1 hr 44 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Arthur Rackham