The Faerie Door
author B. E. Maxwell


B.E. Maxwell telling a story to his granddaughter Rayne.



B.E. Maxwell lives in Connecticut. He is married, with two daughters and two grandchildren. He enjoys reading and telling stories. His imagination has been inspired by British fantasy literature. HisĀ  favorite authors include Edith Nesbit, Francis Hodgeson Burnett, John Masefield, Pamela Travers, Algernon Blackwood, Violet Firth, Charles Williams, George MacDonald, C. S Lewis. JRR Tolkien and Joan Aiken. This book is a tribute to the classic Victorian children's story. He also loves the mystical paintings of Victorian artist John Atkinson Grimshaw and the fanciful works of Arthur Rackham.

My daughter Erinn


T
his book began as a much shorter bedtime story I told my younger daughter Erinn and my niece Deborah when they were ten years old. They repeated it back to me months later and from there the tale grew. I am dedicating this book to them. In fact, they chose the names of the main characters, Elliot and Victoria.


My niece Deborah