# A doorway in Fairyland

Author: Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959; Housman, Clemence, 1861-1955 [Engraver]

Genre: Fairy tales

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78382

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=A+doorway+in+Fairyland+Housman&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Nillywill and Hands-pansy were the most unimportant and happy pair of lovers the world has ever gained or lost. With them it had been a case of love at first blindness since the day when they had tumbled into each other’s arms in the same cradle. And Hands-pansy, when he first saw her, did not discover that Nillywill was a real princess hiding her birthright in the home of a poor peasant; nor did Nillywill, when she first saw Hands, see in him the baby-beginnings of the most honest and good heart that ever sprang out of poverty and humble parentage. So from her end of their little crib she kicked him with her royal rosy toes, and he from his kicked back and laughed: and thus, as you hear,...

## Chapters

- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-doorway-in-fairyland-78382/chapters/12/index.md)