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The Chronicles of the Imp

Jeffery Farnol

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Dorothy gave me her hand demurely.

"How do you do, Uncle Dick?" she said in a quaint, old-fashioned way. "Reginald is always finding things, you know, an' he likes worms, too!"

From somewhere near by there came the silvery chime of a bell.

"Why, there's the tea-bell!" exclaimed Lisbeth; "and, Reginald, you have to change those muddy clothes. Say good-bye to Mr. Brent, children, and come along."

"Imp," I whispered, as the others turned away, "where did you hide those stockings?" And I slipped the half-crown into his ready palm.

"Along the river there's a tree--very big an' awfull' fat, you know, with a lot of stickie-out branches, an' a hole in its stomach--they're in there."

"Reginald!" called Lisbeth.

"Up stream or down?"

"That way," he answered, pointing vaguely down stream; and with a nod that. . . Read More

Community Reviews

I'm baffled. How did Farnol go from this gentle, sweet story to Winds of Change?

Dick is a poor young man with an unfortunate habit of being a boy's best friend (better known as the Imp), to his own detriment. He gets turned into Little John, The Black Knight, a pirate and even an Injun.

It kind of

Fun story

Jeffery Farrol has the best stories. This has great characters, a great storyline, good humor, and a sweet love story. This was a pleasure to read. Wahr a fun story.

I simply prefer longer books; this was a novella.

The Chronicles of the Imp, more commonly known as My Lady Caprice was a very light romance novel centering on Dick trying to woo Lisbeth into choosing him over another with more prospects. Dick strikes up a sort of friendship with Lisbeth's nephew known as the imp. Dick uses the imp to get closer to

Farnol wrote a fine ripping yarn and this is a good example of his work: Regency setting, unconventional female protagonist, well-defined and interesting villains. Well worth tracking down.