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    Fenella and the Magic Mirror
    Fenella and the Magic Mirror
    Fenella and the Magic Mirror
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    Fenella and the Magic Mirror

    By Mark P. Henderson

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    Fenella is officially a damsel, but she’s the despair of her parents, who want to marry her to young Sir Mallicose. Big, muscular, dark, scruffy and bold, Fenella would rather chop logs and shoot arrows than embroider a tapestry, and she isn’t interested in Sir Mallicose at all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC
    Release dateOct 31, 2009
    ISBN9781452462127
    Fenella and the Magic Mirror
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    Mark P. Henderson

    After retiring from a career in medicine and university teaching, Mark P. Henderson moved to the Derbyshire Peak District in 2002 and started to write fiction and collect local folktales. Several of his short stories and poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies. His books, released by various publishers, include an anthology of short stories (Rope Trick; 2008), a children’s story (Fenella and the Magic Mirror; 2009), a study of the origin and evolution of a local legend (Murders in the Winnats Pass; 2010), a collection of 62 traditional Peak District stories (Folktales of the Peak District; 2011), a collection of puns in verse and prose (Cruel and Unusual Punnishments; 2016), a one-act play (Forget it, it’s History; 2017), and a second novel (National Cake Day in Ruritania; 2018). The publishers of the last-named have given him a contract for another novel, The Engklimastat, due to appear in 2019. He’s in increasing demand as a storyteller to adult audiences around North-West England, and as an editor and a creative writing tutor.

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    • 5/5
      When you read most old fashioned fantasy stories, there is usually the dainty princess, dashing knight who is the hero and a big dragon to fight. Yes, these things could be found in the story Fenella and the Magic Mirror by Mark Henderson, but not in ways you would expect! And you would think that our hero, the dashing knight, is the one to save the day, yes? But readers will be delighted at just how much of a modern twist Henderson has put on that old fashioned idea! What a delightful story this was to read! The way Fenella is treated at the beginning made me almost despair, but I love how she uses such qualities as bravery, quick thinking, fighting skills and her manly strength to her advantage. Reading this story almost reminded me of how it could be something right out of a Monty Python script. At one point in the story, for example, the dragon is reading from a cookbook in all bold letters. To this, Fenella remarks, "He's talking in block capitals." This story was funny, delightful and captivating as Fenella and friends go on an adventure to save the kingdom. I loved this story!

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    Fenella and the Magic Mirror - Mark P. Henderson

    Contents

    Copyright Page

    Dedication

    Chapter One

    Chapter Two

    Chapter Three

    Chapter Four

    About the Author

    Fenella and the Magic Mirror

    by

    Mark Henderson

    All Rights Reserved

    Copyright © Aug. 2009 by Mark Henderson

    Cover Art Copyright © 2009 by Charlotte Holley

    Illustrations Copyright © by Charlotte Holley

    Gypsy Shadow Publishing, LLC

    Lockhart, TX 78652

    http://www.gypsyshadow.com

    Names, characters and incidents depicted in this eBook are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of the author or the publisher.

    No part of this eBook may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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    This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work

    of this author.

    ISBN: 9781452462127

    Published in the United States of America

    First eBook Edition: October 31, 2009

    Dedication

    To my friends on Mind’s Eye.

    Chapter One

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    Fenella was growing up―and up. Whenever her father took a holiday from jousting and fighting

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