Alf's Button

The narrative follows Alf Higgins, a straightforward soldier who accidentally activates a button that contains the power of an ancient talisman, producing a supernatural servant whose interventions trigger comic complications. A series of episodic adventures interweave trench-service life, military routine, and civilian encounters as the button's wishes are misinterpreted, mishandled, or exploited by comrades and authority figures. The tone combines broad humor and satirical observation, exploring human folly, class pretensions, and the absurdities that arise when magic collides with bureaucracy and wartime practicality.