Evertype would like to announce the publication of a new edition of “Phyllis in
Piskie-land”, written in 1913 by J. Henry Harris and illustrated by Patten
Wilson. A page with links to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk is available
athttp://www.evertype.com/books/phyllis.html . Bookstores can order copies at a
discount from the publisher.

From the back cover:

J. Henry Harris 1848-1917 was a journalist, novelist, and short-story writer,
probably best known for his collection of Cornish folklore, “Cornish Saints and
Sinners” (1906). In his book “Phyllis in Piskie-land”, inspired by Lewis
Carroll's Wonderland, a little English girl visiting Cornwall is taken into
their world and has many adventures. This rare book has been brought out again
to delight Carrollians and Cornishmen alike.

“Phyllis in Piskie-land” is in part a vehicle for Harris’ interest in Cornish
folklore, but it is clear that his interest in Carroll’s work goes beyond the
syntax of the title of his book. In many episodes Phyllis is taught and
entertained by the denizens of Piskie-land, and like Alice she endeavours to be
polite to them. Harris’ clearest homage to Carroll is in the beginning of
Chapter XI, “The Charmed Shoes”, where the nonsense echoes both “Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass” quite strongly,
leading up to the Cornish folktale which concludes the chapter.

Michael Everson
Evertype
http://alice-in-wonderland-books.com