"The Brownies: Their Book" by Palmer Cox is a children's book published in 1887. It features little fairy-like creatures based on Scottish folktales who appear at night to make mischief and perform helpful tasks. Through illustrated verses, Cox brought these goblin-like characters to life, creating the first North American comic characters to achieve international merchandising success. The Brownies delighted children across magazines, books, stage adaptations, and countless merchandise items during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)