G. E. Farrow

G. E. Farrow was a British children's writer best remembered for comic fantasies that treat nonsense as a doorway into elaborate imaginary societies. The Wallypug of Why begins the Wallypug sequence, introducing a peculiar ruler and a society built from playful reversals, word games, and encounters with eccentric figures. The Missing Prince sends Pierrot from the Moon into another whimsical search, widening Farrow's interest in misplaced royalty and impossible geography. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction dates the opening Wallypug book to 1895 and identifies The Missing Prince as an 1896 fantasy. Project Gutenberg preserves both works, while the latter's title page credits Harry Furniss and Dorothy Furniss as illustrators. Farrow's stories belong to the same broad fin-de-siècle culture of literary nonsense that welcomed puns, songs, direct addresses, and sudden changes of logic. Readers exploring The Wallypug of Why and The Missing Prince will find G. E. Farrow's characteristic blend of children's adventure, theatrical comedy, and cheerful resistance to ordinary rules.