Lud-in-the-Mist
In the prosperous town of Lud-in-the-Mist, the merchant class long ago overthrew its whimsical duke and outlawed everything touching the neighboring realm of Faerie, above all the delicious, dangerous fairy fruit smuggled across the river. Respectability holds until Mayor Nathaniel Chanticleer discovers that his own son has tasted the forbidden fruit, and he is forced to venture into the country he was taught to fear. Hope Mirrlees blends fairy tale, detective story, and quiet social comedy into a strange, lovely book about what a society loses when it denies mystery and death. Long neglected, it has since been championed by Neil Gaiman and others as a foundational work of modern fantasy. This free PDF and EPUB edition brings it to new readers.
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter I. Master Nathaniel Chanticleer | 19:42 | |
| 2 | Chapter II. The Duke Who Laughed Himself Off a Throne and Other Traditions of Dorimare | 25:38 | |
| 3 | Chapter III. The Beginning of Trouble | 38:07 | |
| 4 | Chapter IV. Endymion Leer Prescribes for Ranulph | 38:09 | |
| 5 | Chapter V. Ranulph Goes to the Widow Gibberty's Farm | 36:22 | |
| 6 | Chapter VI. The Wind in the Crabapple Blossoms | 29:40 | |
| 7 | Chapter VII. Master Ambrose Chases a Wild Goose and Has a Vision | 22:00 | |
| 8 | Chapter VIII. Endymion Leer Looks Frightened, and a Breach Is Made in an Old Friendship | 29:41 | |
| 9 | Chapter IX. Panic and the Silent People | 16:23 | |
| 10 | Chapter X. Hempie's Song | 21:03 | |
| 11 | Chapter XI. A Stronger Antidote Than Reason | 12:40 | |
| 12 | Chapter XII. Dame Marigold Hears the Tap of a Woodpecker | 27:17 | |
| 13 | Chapter XIII. What Master Nathaniel and Master Ambrose Found in the Guildhall | 29:33 | |
| 14 | Chapter XIV. Dead in the Eye of the Law | 8:22 | |
| 15 | Chapter XV. "Ho, Ho, Hoh!" | 11:52 | |
| 16 | Chapter XVI. The Widow Gibberty's Trial | 12:25 | |
| 17 | Chapter XVII. The World-in-Law | 14:56 | |
| 18 | Chapter XVIII. Mistress Ivy Peppercorn | 29:59 | |
| 19 | Chapter XIX. The Berries of Merciful Death | 11:05 | |
| 20 | Chapter XX. Watching the Cows | 25:04 | |
| 21 | Chapter XXI. The Old Goatherd | 12:51 | |
| 22 | Chapter XXII. Who Is Portunus? | 25:52 | |
| 23 | Chapter XXIII. The Northern Fire-box and Dead Men's Tales | 20:00 | |
| 24 | Chapter XXIV. Belling the Cat | 15:39 | |
| 25 | Chapter XXV. The Law Crouches and Springs | 11:18 | |
| 26 | Chapter XXVI. "Neither Trees Nor Men" | 22:20 | |
| 27 | Chapter XXVII. The Fair in the Elfin Marches | 23:33 | |
| 28 | Chapter XXVIII. "By the Sun, Moon and Stars and the Golden Apples of the West" | 10:21 | |
| 29 | Chapter XXIX. A Message Comes to Hazel and the First Swallow to Dame Marigold | 20:58 | |
| 30 | CHAPTER XXX. Master Ambrose Keeps His Vow | 12:17 | |
| 31 | Chapter XXXI. The Initiate | 7:50 | |
| 32 | Chapter XXXII. Conclusion | 7:55 |
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