The chronicles of Fairy land

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The chronicles of Fairy land

by Fergus Hume

EN·~4 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total
1

ILLUSTRATIONS

0:38
2

A BALLAD OF FAERY TALES

1:07
3

King Oberon’s Library.

18:33
4

THE RED ELF

34:01
5

SHADOWLAND

18:12
6

THE WATER-WITCH

45:48
7

MOON FANCIES

18:40
8

THE ROSE-PRINCESS

41:00
9

SORROW-SINGING

22:41
10

THE GOLDEN GOBLIN

37:22

Description

A weary storyteller settles into an arm‑chair as snow blankets the world outside, the fire’s red glow casting flickering shadows on the walls. In that quiet hour he begins to spin tales of a hidden realm where giants lumber through caves, dragons guard glittering hoards, and enchanted princesses wait in ancient towers. The narrator’s soft voice invites listeners to see the magic that lives in the crackling flames, urging them to believe in a land where faeries linger without shadows.

Children gather close, eyes bright with wonder, as the storyteller weaves verses that echo like a lullaby. He describes how the fire reveals secret castles, brave knights on crimson plains, and mysterious magicians lurking in rocky depths. The cadence of the story draws the young audience deeper into a world that feels both familiar and wondrously otherworldly.

The narration itself becomes a portal, turning ordinary evenings into gateways to Faeryland. Listeners can almost hear the cricket’s song drifting from the hearth, feeling the gentle sway of leaves brushed by unseen breezes, and sensing that, for those who truly listen, the enchanted kingdom is waiting just beyond the flame.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (241K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1911.

Credits

Carlos Colon, Gísli Valgeirsson, The Library of Congress and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2023-09-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Fergus Hume

Fergus Hume

1859–1932

A pioneer of detective fiction, he became famous almost overnight with The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, one of the great publishing sensations of the Victorian era. He went on to produce a huge body of mysteries, thrillers, and popular fiction that helped shape early crime writing.

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