The Prince Who Hiccupped and Other Tales

Synopsis

"Armstrong's short stories are, by comparison, slight, and are generally humorous. The Prince Who Hiccupped [...] and The Pack of Pieces (coll 1942; vt The Naughty Princess 1945) ring amusing changes on fairytale Fantasy tropes. (underscore represents linked cross-reference) --SFE3, biographical entry by John Eggeling and David Langford "AA is best remembered for humorous fantasy in which standard Fairytale settings are, with some Satire , updated to house contemporary comedy stereotypes: monarchs are tipsy and henpecked, testy Fairies are a recurring menace at christenings, and younger folk resemble the Bright Young Things chronicled in Punch by A A Milne – the women outrageous modern flirts, the men wriggling through Contracts and Conditions . ..." (underscore represents linked cross-reference) --SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), biog. entry by David Langford