The Land of Topsy-Turvy
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The Land of Topsy-Turvy is a whimsical, upside-down world in Enid Blyton’s Magic Faraway Tree series where normal rules are reversed and everything happens back-to-front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Land of Topsy-Turvy canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fantasy land
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ setting in children’s literature ⓘ |
| appeal | imaginative escapism ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Magic Faraway Tree
ⓘ
surface form:
The Faraway Tree series
The Magic Faraway Tree ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
ⓘ
surface form:
The Faraway Tree books
|
| associatedWith |
magic
ⓘ
nonsense situations ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Blyton
ⓘ
surface form:
Enid Blyton
|
| definingFeature |
everything happens back-to-front
ⓘ
normal rules are reversed ⓘ whimsical and humorous atmosphere ⓘ |
| genre | children’s fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
playful subversion of rules
ⓘ
reversal of everyday expectations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse |
Faraway Tree universe
ⓘ
surface form:
The Faraway Tree universe
|
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
place of adventure for the child protagonists ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | temporary land that visits the top of the Faraway Tree ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Magic Faraway Tree
ⓘ
surface form:
The lands at the top of the Faraway Tree
|
| ruleStructure |
back-to-front behavior
ⓘ
reversed cause and effect ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| tone |
light-hearted
ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ |
| worldLogic | upside-down world ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.