Project Gutenberg 2007-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 287 Kendall, May 1861 Kendall, Emma Goldworth Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew 'That Very Mab' David Widger "That Very Mab" by May Kendall and Andrew Lang is a fantasy novel written in the late 19th century. The story introduces Queen Mab, a fairy who transcends time and space, juxtaposing her whimsical existence against the backdrop of societal changes and moral dilemmas in both Polynesia and England. Throughout the narrative, Mab's innocence is highlighted as she grapples with the complexities of modern civilization, brimming with a blend of fairy tale elements and satirical commentary on contemporary life. The opening of the novel establishes a rich, enchanting scene as Queen Mab is portrayed on a magical journey from her home in the Sacred Island to the shores of Samoa, where she experiences the joy of fairy revelry. However, her amusement is short-lived; the arrival of missionaries disrupts the idyllic landscape, leading her to leave for England, representing a world vastly changed and burdened by modernity. Once she arrives in Britain, the contrast becomes stark as she observes the disillusionment and loss of innocence prevalent within human society. Her interactions with various characters, including a professor and a child, set the stage for her bewildering immersion into the complexities of humanity, revealing both the beauty and the often-sad realities of the world she left behind, and thus foreshadowing her ongoing struggle to reconcile her fairy nature with the harshness of modern life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Satire England -- Fiction Fairies -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels Category: British Literature 211485 2025-07-09T05:34:31.101058 text/html 212755 2022-01-07T13:37:27 text/html 166628 2025-07-09T05:34:37.220994 application/epub+zip 165893 2025-07-09T05:34:33.809005 application/epub+zip 159694 2025-07-09T05:34:32.730061 application/epub+zip 291215 2025-07-09T05:34:39.796982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278102 2025-07-09T05:34:36.573028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251901 2022-09-10T06:55:04.812778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197610 2025-07-09T05:34:30.738018 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 197408 2022-01-07T13:37:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20486 2025-07-09T05:34:39.920972 application/rdf+xml 13091 2025-07-09T05:34:33.215031 image/jpeg 3431 2025-07-09T05:34:32.971021 image/jpeg 78072 2022-01-07T13:38:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 80466 2022-01-07T13:39:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 150210 2025-07-09T05:34:31.118021 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia