{"product_id":"9780356519227","title":"Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales","description":"Author: Heather Fawcett\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780356519227\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A charmingly whimsical delight. . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive dazzling, gladdening stars'\u003c\/b\u003e India Holton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third instalment in the enchanting light academia\u003ci\u003e Emily Wilde \u003c\/i\u003ebooks, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves, from\u003ci\u003e Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Heather Fawcett.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmily Wilde has spent her life studying faeries. A renowned dryadologist, she has documented hundreds of species of Folk in her \u003ci\u003eEncyclopaedia of Faeries\u003c\/i\u003e. Now she is about to embark on her most dangerous academic project yet: studying the inner workings of a faerie realm-as its queen.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with her former academic rival-now fiance-the dashing and mercurial Wendell Bambleby, Emily is immediately thrust into the deadly intrigues of Faerie as the two of them seize the throne of Wendell's long-lost kingdom, which Emily finds a beautiful nightmare, filled with scholarly treasures.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmily has been obsessed with faerie stories her entire life, but at first she feels as ill-suited to Faerie as she did to the mortal world-how could an unassuming scholar like herself pass for a queen? Yet there is little time to settle in-Wendell's murderous stepmother has placed a deadly curse upon the land before vanishing without a trace. It will take all of Wendell's magic-and Emily's knowledge of stories-to unravel the mystery before they lose everything they hold dear.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the\u003ci\u003e Emily Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e books:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Forget dark academia: give me instead this kind of winter-sunshined, sharp-tongued and footnoted academia, full of field trips and grumpy romance' \u003c\/b\u003eFreya Marske, author of\u003ci\u003e A Marvellous Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A darkly gorgeous fantasy that sparkles with snow and magic, this book wholly enchanted me'\u003c\/b\u003e Sangu Mandanna, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A thoroughly charming academic fairy tale, complete with footnotes and a low-key grumpy romance' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Enchanting in every sense of the word. . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e This book is real magic' \u003c\/b\u003eH. G. Parry, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A book so vividly, endlessly enchanting, so crisply assured, so rich and complete and wise and far-reaching in its worldbuilding that you'll walk away half ensorcelled, sure Fawcett found Emily Wilde's journal in some sea-stained trunk'\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa Albert\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The ideal book to curl up with on a chilly winter's evening. . . this book is an absolute delight.\u003c\/b\u003e' Megan Bannen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undertaking of Hart and Mercy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I enjoyed every word of this gorgeously written fairy tale featuring a grumpy heroine and an utterly charming love interest'\u003c\/b\u003e Isabel Ibanez, a","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46469653233822,"sku":"ADS-9780356519227","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780356519227.jpg?v=1770099578","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780356519227","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}