
THE MYSTERIOUS SHIN SHIRA - by - G. E. Farrow
Frontispiece:
THE MYSTERIOUS SHIN SHIRA - BY - G.E. FARROW - AUTHOR OF - The WALLYPUG of WHY - ILLUSTRATED BY W.G. EASTON - LONDON - HENRY FROWDE - HODDER & STOUGHTON
LIST OF COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS
MYSTERY NO. I - SHIN SHIRA APPEARS
MYSTERY NO. II - SHIN SHIRA AND THE DRAGON
MYSTERY NO. III - THE MAGIC CARPET
MYSTERY NO. IV - SHIN SHIRA AND THE DUCHESS
MYSTERY NO. V - SHIN SHIRA AND THE LAME DUCK
MYSTERY NO. VI - SHIN SHIRA AND THE DIAMOND
A weary writer is interrupted by a most unexpected visitor—a tiny, bright‑yellow dwarf with a jeweled turban and a nervous grin. The creature materializes out of thin air, complete with pointed shoes and a fluttering fan, and immediately launches into a baffling tale of ancient family curses and fairy lineage. Intrigued despite his disbelief, the author learns that this little Shin Shira is bound by a spell cast centuries ago, forcing him to appear and vanish at the whim of a powerful fairy ancestor.
The encounter sets the stage for a whimsical adventure that blends the ordinary world of a writer’s desk with the hidden realm of timeless sprites. As the dwarf hints at a larger mystery involving a forgotten ancestor’s offense, listeners are invited to follow the unfolding dialogue, the quirky humor, and the promise of more magical revelations yet to come.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (158K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2006-02-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1862–1919
Best known for the whimsical Wallypug books, this English children's writer mixed fantasy, adventure, and playful nonsense in stories that charmed young readers around the turn of the 20th century.
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