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Written and illustrated by Beryl Irving

The Dawnchild

Follow Mig towards Dawnland in Beryl Irving’s strange and magical 1926 fairy adventure, illustrated by the author.

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Paperback · 279 pages

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Both print editions are illustrated. Paperback: eight colour plates and black-and-white drawings. Hardback: black-and-white illustrations.

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Inside this paperback

Modern typesetting with eight colour plates and black-and-white drawings by Beryl Irving, on cream paper.

Format

Paperback

Length

279 pages

Size

156 × 234 mm

Binding

Perfect bound · matte cover

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Follow Mig towards Dawnland

Mig is seven, lonely, and longing for something beyond her unhappy home. When the mysterious Dawnchild leads her towards Dawnland, she enters a fairy world of extraordinary creatures and unexpected dangers. But cruel Cousin Belinda and the Umpis are in pursuit.

First published in 1926, Beryl Irving’s illustrated fantasy combines the wonder of a child’s adventure with moments of real menace. Her drawings bring its strange inhabitants and encounters to life.

Pages 8–9 from this edition.
Mig meets Mrs Rat — one of eight original colour plates, shown on page 135 of this paperback.

Drawn by the storyteller

Beryl Irving’s own illustrations accompany the story throughout.

About this edition

279 pages on cream paper, with modern typesetting, eight colour plates and black-and-white drawings by Beryl Irving. A 156 × 234 mm, perfect-bound paperback with a matte cover.

A childhood favourite

Remembering the original book she read as a child, Vivian French called The Dawnchild “a truly amazing fantasy story”. Read her interview.

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