The Mysterious Shin Shira

Shin Shira is a fairy who appears in the narrator's study, but not by choice. An ancestor had irritated his great grandmother, who cast a spell on him that would make him appear and disappear whenever the old lady chose. Unfortunately, it didn't work on him. Hundreds of years later, it worked on Shin Shira.

Shin Shira recounts variety of adventures in his comings and goings, involving a dragon, a roc, a magic carpet, and other fabulous things, before attempting to settle down as a proper Victorian in London.

Alas, the spell is still in effect . . .