The marvellous land of Snergs

Summary

The Marvellous Land of Snergs is a children's fantasy, written by Edward Wyke-Smith and illustrated by the Punch cartoonist George Morrow. It was originally published in Britain by Ernest Benn in September 1927, and later published in the U.S. in 1928 by Harper & Brothers. It is notable as an inspiration source for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.

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Chapters (82)

1. 1. A Place Apart
2. 2. Miss Watkyns
3. 3. Ways and Means
4. 4. The Snergs
5. 5. Sylvia
6. 6. JOE
7. 7. Vanderdecken and His Men
8. 8. How the Adventure Started
9. 9. How It Really Began
10. 10. The Turret Chamber
11. 11. How Joe Bore Captivity
12. 12. The Forest Land
13. 13. The Dawn
14. 14. Gorbo the Snerg
15. 15. The Town
16. 16. The Royal House
17. 17. The King of the Snergs
18. 18. The Feast
19. 19. A Morning Walk
20. 20. The Twisted Trees
21. 21. Trouble at Watkyns Bay
22. 22. Beyond the Door
23. 23. The Mushroom Cavern
24. 24. The Other Side of the River
25. 25. Golithos the Ogre
26. 26. Dinner with Golithos
27. 27. Golithos Explains
28. 28. The Upstairs Room
29. 29. Gorbo’s Doubts
30. 30. Golithos Is Tempted
31. 31. Beyond the Tower
32. 32. The Knight-Errant
33. 33. Sir Percival’s Job
34. 34. The Mysterious Castle
35. 35. Sir Percival’s Annoyance
36. 36. The Castle Kitchen
37. 37. Breakfast
38. 38. A Terrible Moment
39. 39. More Trouble
40. 40. The Sorrows of Baldry
41. 41. The Dark Woods
42. 42. Mother Meldrum’s House
43. 43. More Sorrow for Baldry
44. 44. A Change of Tone
45. 45. Dinner with a Witch
46. 46. The Spare Bedroom
47. 47. What Happened in the Night
48. 48. The Green Ride
49. 49. Captives
50. 50. The Doings at Home

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