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A Prisoner in Fairyland

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Kessinger Publishing, Jun 1, 2004 - Fiction - 372 pages
This was the Basis for the Play, Musical and Ice Capades Extravaganza Starlight Express.
  

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User Review  - Jessica - Goodreads

This book is just beautiful. There's not much in the way of plot, and the language is a bit dense at times. But the main conceit of the novel, the concept of Fairyland and of good people spreading beauty to the world simply by being was lovingly explored in a giant, entrancing metaphor. Read full review

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User Review  - Mike - Goodreads

This story surprised me. I wasn't prepared to like it as much as I did, but such are the surprises that await one who is willing to dig through the archives of public domain literature. I would ... Read full review

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Contents

A Prisoner in Fairyland
1
CHAPTER I
3
CHAPTER VIII
64
CHAPTER IX
73
CHAPTER X
89
CHAPTER XI
96
CHAPTER XII
103
CHAPTER XIII
108
CHAPTER XX
190
CHAPTER XXI
201
CHAPTER XXII
204
CHAPTER XXII
218
CHAPTER XXIV
236
CHAPTER XXV
250
CHAPTER XXVI
261
CHAPTER XXVII
277

CHAPTER XIV
127
CHAPTER XV
134
CHAPTER XVI
148
CHAPTER XVII
158
CHAPTER XVIII
168
CHAPTER XIX
180
CHAPTER XXVIII
286
CHAPTER XXIX
297
CHAPTER XXX
311
CHAPTER XXXI
318
CHAPTER XXXII
329
CHAPTER XXXIII
338

Common terms and phrases

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A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood - Project Gutenberg
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A Prisoner in Fairyland / Blackwood, Algernon, 1869-1951
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Elgar - His Music : The Starlight Express
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JSTOR: Elgar's Music for 'The Starlight Express'
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TitleA Prisoner in Fairyland
AuthorAlgernon Blackwood
Editionreprint
PublisherKessinger Publishing, 2004
ISBN1419102907, 9781419102905
Length372 pages
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