
A restless boy named Guy is whisked away one night by two luminous, fairy‑like women who glide on moonbeams. Their shimmering gowns of gold and silver and the gentle glow of diamonds and sapphires make the encounter feel like a dream, and before he knows it he finds himself standing in the middle of a quiet park in a place called No‑Time‑Land.
The town he discovers is oddly deserted and untended—overgrown gardens, a cracked fountain, and papers scattered everywhere. Its residents rush past, muttering that they have “no time” for anything beyond their hurried tasks, leaving Guy to wonder why the world around him seems to have forgotten care and courtesy. As he searches for a simple meal, his polite questions are met with the same hurried refusals, hinting at a deeper mystery about what happens when everyone is too busy to pause.
Language
en
Duration
~15 minutes (14K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Australia: The Examiner, 1901.
Credits
Donald Cummings and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at The National Library of Australia.)
Release date
2021-09-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Remembered for a gentle early-1900s children’s tale from Tasmania, this writer mixed imagination with a clear moral purpose. Her surviving work suggests an affectionate voice aimed at young readers and the busy adults guiding them.
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