The Marvellous Land of Snergs, E. A. WykeSmith
The Marvellous Land of Snergs, E. A. WykeSmith
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The Marvellous Land of Snergs

Author: E. A. Wyke-Smith

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/06/2023

Synopsis

This children's fantasy novel is set on a fictional, hard-to-reach island somewhere on planet Earth. The island is host to a colony of children, a wicked witch, the crew of the Flying Dutchman, and the titular snergs—as well as unicorns, tigers, bears, ghouls, and dragons that live in the woods. The story follows Sylvia and Joe on an adventure gone wrong once they're taken captive by an ogre, Golithos, and the aforementioned wicked witch: Mother Meldrum. Gorbo the Snerg and Baldry, a court jester, must come to their aid. Published in Britain in 1927, the novel was originally written for the author's young children and follows in the footsteps of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. It is widely believed the snergs served as inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien's hobbits.

About E. A. Wyke-Smith

Edward Augustine Wyke-Smith (1871–1935) was an English writer. An engineer and adventurer, his many exploits included working as a cowboy, managing mines across the world, and building a pontoon bridge across the Suez canal during World War I. In the 1920s, he began writing children's fantasy stories, at first largely for his own children and then later for wider audiences, including adults. He is best known for his novel The Marvellous Land of Snergs.

About George Morrow

George Morrow (1869–1955) was a cartoonist and book illustrator. Born in Belfast, Ireland, to painter George Morrow and his wife, Catherine, he was one of eight children. His work was widely published in magazines such as Strand Magazine, Radio Times, and, most notably, Punch, which published 2,704 of his cartoons.

About Gildart Jackson

Gildart Jackson is a professional actor with experience on stage, on screen, and behind the mic. Best known for his role as Gideon on Charmed, he has narrated more than seventy audiobooks and has appeared on Providence, General Hospital, Stargate: Atlantis, Las Vegas, and CSI as well as in The Seagull, My Fair Lady, and Private Eyes at the Old Globe.

Reviews

Goodreads review by mark

Review: a perfect children's adventure. This is apparently a sourcebook for Tolkien's Hobbit. I can see that. I also was reminded of certain books by L. Frank Baum, and many other children's fantasies that resonate, that never take a misstep. Although it features two pretty incorrigible kid protagon......more

Goodreads review by Marko

For this charming book I learnt reading The Annotated Hobbit edited by Douglas A. Anderson. It was amazing disclosure that "The Marvellous Land of Snergs", an almost forgotten title, was among main J.R.R. Tolkien's inspirations to create "The Hobbit". For instance, Snergs are, according to Wyke-Smit......more

Goodreads review by Nikola

Prelepa prica za decu! Ali kao i Hobbit, I ova prica niposto nije samo za najmladje, vec je mogu citati ljudi svih uzrasta. Apsolutno se vidi neverovatan uticaj koje je ovo delo imalo na Tolkina i veoma mi je drago sto je bas ono izazvalo toliko odusevljenja u njemu i ostvarilo nevorovatan uticaj na......more

Goodreads review by Amy H.

I read this aloud for my little niece Kaitlyn, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This is a delightful fantasy centered around the adventures of Joe and Sylvia (both removed from their abusive/neglectful homes by the benevolent Society for the Removal of Superfluous Children and relocated to a magical isla......more

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