title: The Little People: Stories of Fairies, Pixies, and Other Small Folk
author: Neil Philip
description: Grade 4 Up-This survey is both exhaustive and engaging. Philip defines fairies as "all kinds of magical beings who can take a human form" and confines his survey to the fairy folk of northern Europe. Each of the eight chapters begins with an explanatory note for the topic under discussion, be it "Fairy Neighbors," "Fairy Treasure," "Mischievous Fairies," etc., followed by brief but succinct retellings of tales that illustrate a particular trait or behavior. The book is handsomely decorated with full-color plates from 30 different artists, including Arthur Rackham, William Blake, Richard Doyle, Edmund Dulac, and George Cruikshank. Pencil drawings by Jacqueline Mair provide additional interest. Notes on fairy lore, fairy paintings, and a glossary of fairies are also included. In all, a well-written, attractive choice for anyone wishing to become better acquainted with this magical realm.<br /><i>Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ</i><br />Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
zlib_text: THE MAGIC 
  CITY 
  BY E. NESBIT 
  A STORY FOR CHILOREN. 
  CHAPTER I. 
  "IILll' HALl>.'\NE and hi� 
  ' 
  ,ister 
  liv.:d 
  in 
  a 
  little 
  red· 
  =�<'s<.<l ronfo::d house in 
  a lillie re;:d· 
  •oofl'd town. 
  They had a little 
  "rden and 
  a little balcony, 
  mc.l a little;: stdbl.: with a little 
  pony in 11 
  :t.Hl a little eart for the pony to 
  draw ; a little canary hung in a little t•age in 
  the little bow window, and the neat little 
  servant kept everything as bright and dean 
  as a little new pin 
  Philip had no one but his sister, and she 
  had no one but Philip. 
  !"heir parents w,·re 
  dead, and Helen, who was twenty yenrs r>ldcr 
  than Philip and wa� really his half-si.•aer, wn' 
  all the mother he had ever known. 
  Ancl he 
  hld never em·icd other boys their mothers, 
  hef'ause Helen was so kind and clen!r and 
  dear. 
  She gave up almost all her time to 
  him ; she taught him all the lessons he 
  lt:arned ; she played with him, inventing the 
  most wonderful new games and adventure-;. 
  So that every morni