A children's fantasy novel from 1927 about two children, Sylvia and Joe, who set out with a good-natured Snerg named Gorbo for the marvellous land of the Snergs. Part adventure, part fairy tale, it is a warm and quietly comic story, often noted as an early influence on The Hobbit.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
The Marvellous Land of Snergs by E. A. WYKE SMITH AUTHOR OF “SOME PIRATES AND MARMADUKE” “THE LAST OF THE BARON,” ETC. illustrated by GEORGE MORROW London Ernest Benn Limited Bouverie House Fleet Street 1927 PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN То My Daughter Nina
A List of the Chapters Part I Page 1. A Place apart 1 2. Miss Watkyns 2 3. Ways and Means 4 4. The Snergs 7 5. Sylvia 11 6. Joe 13 7. Vanderdecken and his Men 14 8. How the Adventure started 19 9. How it really began 21 10. The Turret Chamber 23 11. How Joe bore Captivity 24 12. The Forest Land 29 13. The Dawn 33 14. Gorbo the Snerg 35 15. The Town 38 16. The Royal House 40 17. The King of the Snergs 41 18. The Feast 45 19. A Morning Walk 47 20. The Twisted Trees 50 Part II 21. Trouble at Watkyns Bay 57
22. Beyond the Door 60 23. The Mushroom Cavern 63 24. The other side of the River 71 25. Golithos the Ogre 73 26. Dinner with Golithos 76 27. Golithos explains 80 28. The Upstairs Room 82 29. Gorbo’s Doubts 84 30. Golithos is tempted 86 31. Beyond the Tower 89 32. The Knight Errant 90 33. Sir Percival’s Job 95 34. The Mysterious Castle 96 35. Sir Percival’s Annoyance 99 36. The Castle Kitchen 100 37. Breakfast 101 38. A Terrible Moment 103 39. More Trouble 104 40. The Sorrows of Baldry 107 41. The Dark Woods 113 42. Mother Meldrum’s House 115 43. More Sorrow for Baldry 119 44. A Change of Tone 121 45. Dinner with a Witch 122 46. The Spare Bedroom 125 47. What happened in the Night 127 48. The Green Ride 132 49. Captives 137 Part III
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