Mark Svengold Svengold itibaren Nova Rutvyanka, Zhytomyrs'ka oblast, Ukraine itibaren Nova Rutvyanka, Zhytomyrs'ka oblast, Ukraine

A curious little book, combining Tolkien's bucolic fantasy and the social commentary of Dickens and Austen with gentle humor and a story that takes its time. Still not *quite* sure what happened in the ending, but it wins eternal points from me for possibly the most realistic description of a dream-state I've read. It's a lost fantasy classic (recently reprinted, I hear, but my copy is the rare reprint from the '70s), and worth the read just for its place in history alone.