Lud-in-the-mist (1926)

Dorimare's respectable citizens would prefer not to think about Fairyland or the forbidden fruit arriving from it. That refusal makes a wonderfully uneasy starting point: the marvellous is already pressing against everyday trade, family life and civic rules. Expect older prose and a mystery threaded through the enchantment. The town feels complete enough to walk around in, rather than like a map waiting for several sequels.