Dwarf Story

Professor Welkin Westicotter Marplot, of Coillemuir, Scotland, is a collector of esoteric tales of global wisdom and curator of ancient manuscripts. He is a recluse and, as he claims, has been collecting and collating adventure and fantasy stories for over a century.

A third-generation descendant, Gertrude Dee Marplot, of the United States, has edited for publication a number of the professor’s texts that she found—to her surprise—take place in modern times.

Each tells of normal, young teenagers in strange, terrifying situations—or of unique kids in worse ones. As she continues to learn more of the stories’ origins, Ms. Marplot has edited numerous tales from their tattered and disorganized shape for the enjoyment of modern readers.