Hardy Ferns: How I Collected and Cultivated Them (1865)

These troublesome tales take place in territories where the familiar and the expected quickly evolve into quirky, humorous, and sometimes dark variations. From a John Doe who discovers a scrap of extraterrestrial clothing to a Godfrey Daniel doomed to inhabit an assortment of hells, the characters and landscapes of this unfortunate collection will challenge and charm the adventurous reader.