The Little Country (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Henri Diederick Hoefsmit
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: The 1990’s
- Setting: Cornwall, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Books, England or English people, 1990’s, Fairies
- Locales: Cornwall, England
The Plot
The story centers on an old unpublished manuscript, The Little Country by William Dunthorn. The novelist has asked his closest friend, Tom Little (otherwise known as the Gaffer), to protect his unpublished works after his death. The Gaffer knows only that this novel cannot ever be published. The troubles begin when Tom Little’s granddaughter, Janey Little, a folk musician in her twenties, finds the novel in Tom’s attic and begins reading it.
The events in the manuscript unfold with their own magical overtones. Jodi Sheperd, a young, inquisitive girl,...
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