Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop: And Other Practical Advice in Our Campaign Against the Fairy Kingdom

by Reginald Bakeley

Other authorsClint Marsh (Foreword)

Paperback, 2012

Status

Available

Call number

818.602

Genres

Fantasy

Fiction

Collections

Fantasy & Science Fiction, Myths, Legends & Folklore, Wizard Library

Publication

Conari Press (2012), Paperback, 208 pages

Description

Plagued by pixies, goaded by goblins, or bothered by brownies? Help is on the way! In the tradition of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl, Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop shows how to banish those pesky dark Fairy creatures who are ready to thwart every last pleasure, be it gardening, country hikes, or even getting a good night's sleep. In this charming guide, "fairy hunter" Reginald Bakeley offers practical instructions to clear your home and garden of these unsettling inhabitants, and banish them from you're your chicken coop and kitchen cupboard forever! In Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop readers will discover: Why a bustle in one's hedgerow may be cause for alarm Why a garden fumigator may come in handy on evenings at the pub Why a toy merchant, a butcher, and a Freemason are among your best allies in the fight against the fey Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coopis the only complete manual on how to identify, track, defend, and, if needed, destroy those bothersome brownies, goblins, dwarves, scheming flower-fairies, and other nasty members of the fairy realm.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member ladycato

This very droll humor book describes how to contain or take advantage of the fairy menace within one's home, garden, or countryside ambles. It's told through the persona of Reginald Bakeley, a very proper British gentleman who enjoys a properly cooked leg of leprechaun and milk straight from the

teat of a fae cow. He breaks it down into techniques, worst case scenarios, and sprinkles throughout stories of his own encounters--and through those, you get a greater sense of the "author." It's amusing, albeit quite dark. The ending even includes addresses for shops in Britain where one can find appropriate supplies, just as you'd find in a real handbook of this sort.

As a writer, I can see this book as an inspiration in my own writing about fairy kind. I also know I want to lend this bookt o my mom, because I'm sure she'll get a kick out of it.

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Awards

Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year (Winner — 2012)

Language

English

Physical description

208 p.; 5 inches

ISBN

1573245321 / 9781573245326

Local notes

In this charming guide, 'fairy hunter' Bakeley offers practical instructions to clear your home and garden of these unsettling inhabitants, and banish them from your chicken coop and kitchen cupboard forever.