Mark Swan 1 hr 39 min read

Come clamber on my knee, little ones, and hear a once-upon-a-time tale of the top o' the world, castles in the coals, a flying machine, and wonders drawn from a merry stage extravaganza.

Mark Swan's 1908 book, adapted from a musical extravaganza, is a whimsical fantasy for children. Charming, playful, of its era. Read it for a cozy Edwardian storybook spun from a popular stage fantasy, a warm, fanciful tale of magic and adventure at the top of the world, prettily illustrated in color, made for reading aloud to the very young.

In its time

Published in 1908, during the 1900s, the scientific romance.

Reading it

1 hr 39 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Henry Mayer