A restored 1926 children's fantasy by Beryl Irving, complete with her original illustrations. Lonely Mig follows the mysterious Dawnchild toward Dawnland, in a story readers still remember as strange, magical, and impossible to forget.
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By Beryl Irving | Illustrated eBook edition
First published by Faber & Gwyer in 1926, The Dawnchild follows lonely seven-year-old Mignonette - Mig - as she is rescued from an unhappy home by the mysterious Dawnchild. Their journey to Dawnland is shadowed by Cousin Belinda and the Umpis, in a story of courage, longing, malice, and hard-won happiness.
Beryl Irving’s fantasy has lived an unusually vivid second life in readers’ memories. People searching online for lost copies describe childhood readings, family copies handed down through generations, and the peculiar spell of a book that could feel magical and a little frightening at once.
Children’s author Vivian French called it “a truly amazing fantasy story”. Other readers remember the book as a little scary, enchanting, and treasured across family generations.
This DRM-free digital edition restores the text with Beryl Irving’s original illustrations included. It is suited to readers of early twentieth-century children’s fantasy, family archive titles, and illustrated books that have become difficult to find in their original form.
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