In tellng the story of his youth, Maurice OSullivan uses a style derived from the folk tales he learned from his grandfather, and sharpened by his own lively imagination. Though he wrote simply for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of his friends--without any thought of a wider audience--OSullivan now enjoys a devoted following of readers who appreciate what E.M In tellng the story of his youth, Maurice OSullivan uses a style derived from the folk tales he learned from his grandfather, and sharpened by his own lively imagination. Though he wrote simply for his own pleasure and for the entertainment of his friends--without any thought of a wider audience--OSullivan now enjoys a devoted following of readers who appreciate what E.M Forster praised as the gaiety and magic of this book.