A YEAR IN THE HOLLOWKEPT BY GRIZEL
The ledger ofAnunder
ONE PAGE. EACH MORNING.Correspondence
Small things, carefully kept

The illustrated
cabinet

Objects from the pages. Places along the path.
A little more of the hollow, as you read.

The cabinet and glossary share this place on your device. Opening a story page does not move it. You can move it backwards, too.

The object drawer

Your collection through Day 2
A worn brass lantern with a candle glowing behind its glass.
An object study · Day 1

The lantern

Brass, glass, and a small pool of light.

A closed, weathered leather ledger with round spectacles resting on its cover.
An object study · Day 1

The ledger

A study of Grizel’s book and spectacles.

Chestnut-coloured mushrooms growing among moss and fallen leaves.
An object study · Day 1

At mushroom height

A few inhabitants of the patch.

A small bronze beetle in a plain brown hat holding a folded letter.
An object study · Day 1

The first post

The letter-carrier as first encountered, with a very small hat.

A sketch of the hollow

Places you have encountered

A reader’s sketch, not to scale. The arrangement is illustrative; the descriptions come from the pages. Choose a place to find its first appearance.

The gateDay 1

At the foot of the hedge. The flat-stone path begins here.

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Mushroom patchDay 1

Beside the path, beneath the hedge.

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The ledger windowDay 1

Above the gate, where Grizel keeps watch.

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Compost heapDay 1

A warm place in the hollow.

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The greenDay 1

The open grass beyond the gate, with Gnomesby at its far end.

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The gate, through the year

Seasons reached in your reading
The hollow gate in autumn
AutumnFrom Day 1

Illustrations accompany the story; the manuscript remains as written. Visit the words of the hollow ↗