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A Prisoner in Fairyland

Algernon Blackwood (1913)

SubgenreChildren's Fantasy
Age groupChildren 5-8
Content ratingG
Pages376 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age6
Goodreads3.26/5 (117)

Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

In the train, even before St. John's was passed, a touch of inevitable reaction had set in, and Rogers asked himself why he was going. For a sentimental journey was hardly in his line, it seemed. But no satisfactory answer was forthcoming -- none, at least, that a Board or a Shareholders' Meeting would have considered satisfactory. The old vicar spoke to him strangely. "We've not forgotten you as you've forgotten us," he said. "And the place, though empty now for years, has not forgotten you either, I'll be bound." Rogers brushed it off. Just silliness -- that was all it was. But after St. John's the conductor shouted, "Take your seats! Take your seats! The Starlight Express is off to Fairyland! Show your tickets! Show your tickets!" And then the forgotten mystery of his childhood came back to him. . .

Is A Prisoner in Fairyland appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 6 and up.

A gentle, whimsical fantasy about a man revisiting forgotten childhood memories and journeying to a magical fairyland. No concerning content; pure escapist wonder appropriate for young readers.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love the magical train journey to Fairyland and the mystery of forgotten childhood adventures.

Tags

Whimsical FantasyLiterary FantasyEdwardian Fantasy