A Reputed Changeling; Or, Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago

By Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a world gripped by superstition, a young boy labeled an elf child faces both fear and fascination in a community struggling to understand the unexplainable.

Genres

Historical Fiction Culture/Civilization/Society History - British Fiction

Released

2004-05-01

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Summary

"A Reputed Changeling; Or, Three Seventh Years Two Centuries Ago" by Charlotte M. Yonge is a historical story that drops you into the 1600s to follow Peregrine Oakshott, a young boy who everyone thinks is a changeling—an elf child switched with a human. The story shows how spooky stories and superstitions messed with families back then and the story gives us two girls, Anne Jacobina Woodford and Lucy Archfield, who are super interested in the whispers about Peregrine. When some pranks happen, and people blame Peregrine, the story starts unraveling the problems faced by the boy. It's a mix of kids being kids, childhood innocence, scary beliefs, and real-life worries.