The Box Of Delights When The Wolves Were Running

Author : John Masefield
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781590177860

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The Box of Delights by John Masefield Pdf

Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too. At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.

Author : John Masefield
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547115663

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The Box of Delights; or, When the Wolves were Running by John Masefield Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Box of Delights; or, When the Wolves were Running" by John Masefield. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : John Masefield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:623331570

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The Box of Delights; When the Wolves Were Running by John Masefield Pdf

Author : John Masefield
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338047779

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The Box of Delights; or, When the Wolves were Running by John Masefield Pdf

This Christmas story is probably one of the best known in English literature. John Masefield was poet laureate from 1930 - after the death of Robert Bridges - to his own death in 1967. The Box of Delights features Kay, a young boy who is given the Box of Delights by a Punch and Judy Man whom he meets at a train station. There is a gang after the box which is why the man, Cole Hawlings, gives it to Kay.

Author : John Masefield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0749712856

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The Midnight Folk by John Masefield Pdf

Talking paintings and animals help Kay in his attempt to outwit the witches and locate his great-grandfather's buried treasure.

Author : Philip W. Errington
Publisher : Darton Longman and Todd
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 023253487X

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Opening the Box of Delights by Philip W. Errington Pdf

John Masefield's fantasy novel The Box of Delights is an enduring Christmas classic. It has a unique place in children's literature and continues to inspire and engage modern readers with its timeless adventure of ancient magic, good vanquishing evil, and Christmas miracles. For many, watching the 1984 BBC TV adaptation is a Christmas tradition and 'The Box of Delights Appreciation Society' has over 2,000 members on Facebook! This visual celebration of The Box of Delights is written by a world expert on the text and showcases fascinating illustrations, photographs, letters, manuscripts and designs from Masefield's life and across all of the story's many manifestations - through the different editions of the book (whose illustrators included Quentin Blake), and adaptations on television, radio and stage. With a foreword by award-winning children's author Piers Torday.

Author : John Mansfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:757610128

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The Box of Delights Or When the Wolves Were by John Mansfield Pdf

Author : James Harberson
Publisher : Markosia Enterprises Ltd
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781913802271

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A Disgusting Supermarket of Death by James Harberson Pdf

A Disgusting Supermarket of Death collects hard-boiled shorts about satanic Christmas movies, performance art euthanasia, child sacrifice skincare, and other demented goodness from Jim Harberson, co-author of Markosia’s acclaimed graphic novel, Stay Alive.

Author : Chloe Gong
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781665921763

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These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Pdf

In 1926 Shanghai, eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, heir of the Scarlet Gang, and her first love-turned-rival Roma Montagov, leader of the White Flowers, must work together when mysterious deaths threaten their city.

Author : Joan Aiken
Publisher : Random House
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448139897

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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken Pdf

Can you go a little faster? Can you run? Long ago, at a time in history that never happened, England was overrun with wolves. But as Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia discover, real danger often lies closer to home. Their new governess, Miss Slighcarp, doesn't seem at all nice. She shuts Bonnie in a cupboard, fires the faithful servants and sends the cousins far away from Willoughby Chase to a place they will never be found. Can Bonnie and Sylvia outwit the wicked Miss Slighcarp and her network of criminals, forgers and snitches? BACKSTORY: Find out a few things you didn't know about wolves and learn all about the wonderful world of the author.

Author : Piers Torday
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-28
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780571346110

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The Box of Delights by Piers Torday Pdf

Kay Harker is heading home for the school holidays. Recently orphaned, he knows this Christmas will be different but nothing could prepare him for the journey that lies ahead. On the train he meets an old magician, Cole Hawlings, who charges Kay with safeguarding a wondrous device that has time-travelling powers. It's an instrument that Cole's nemesis, the wicked sorcerer Abner Brown, will stop at nothing to steal for himself. And so when the old man mysteriously disappears, Kay faces the fight of his life. He must protect both the Box of Delights and, with it, the people he loves. The Box of Delights is a magical and festive adventure in which one boy must confront the secrets of the past to defeat the evil in his present. The future of Christmas itself depends upon him. Adapted for the stage for the first time by Piers Today, John Masefield's much-loved classic The Box of Delightspremiered at Wilton's Music Hall in December 2017. 'One of the greatest children's books ever written.' The Times

Author : Karen Swan
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781509838097

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The Christmas Lights by Karen Swan Pdf

Indulge in the perfect winter's day treat and escape to the snow-fringed fjords of Norway with The Christmas Lights, a delicious tale full of drama and mystery, heartache and hope by Sunday Times bestseller Karen Swan. Bo lives a life most people can only dream of. She and her boyfriend Zac are paid to travel the globe, sharing their adventures with their online followers. And when Zac proposes, Bo's happiness is complete. With Christmas coming up, Bo can't wait to head to the snow-fringed fjords of Norway. Arriving at the picturesque and remote hillside farmhouse that will be their home for the next few weeks, Bo's determined to enjoy a romantic Christmas under the Northern Lights. Everything should be perfect But the mountains hold secrets from the past and as temperatures plunge and tensions rise, Bo must face up to the fact that a life which looks perfect to the outside world may not be the life she should be living... What readers are saying: 'This is a perfect winter's day read, that will have you utterly absorbed...' 'Full of intrigue, secrets, heartbreak, love' 'If you're after a book with a truly Christmas feel, full of drama, mystery, heart and hope then The Christmas Lights is a book for you' 'Crammed with love, heartbreak and powerful secrets this Christmas story with substance is not to be missed!' 'The Christmas Lights is the perfect Christmas read . . . The festive season can now commence!'

Author : Chloe Gong
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-26
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781665905596

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Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong Pdf

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends comes the “equal parts intoxicating and dazzling” (Roshani Chokshi, New York Times bestselling author of The Gilded Wolves) first book in a captivating new duology following an ill-matched pair of spies posing as a married couple to investigate a series of brutal murders in 1930s Shanghai. It’s 1931 in Shanghai, and the stage is set for a new decade of intrigue. Four years ago, Rosalind Lang was brought back from the brink of death, but the strange experiment that saved her also stopped her from sleeping and aging—and allows her to heal from any wound. In short, Rosalind cannot die. Now, desperate for redemption for her traitorous past, she uses her abilities as an assassin for her country. Code name: Fortune. But when the Japanese Imperial Army begins its invasion march, Rosalind’s mission pivots. A series of murders is causing unrest in Shanghai, and the Japanese are under suspicion. Rosalind’s new orders are to infiltrate foreign society and identify the culprits behind the terror plot before more of her people are killed. To reduce suspicion, however, she must pose as the wife of another Nationalist spy, Orion Hong, and though Rosalind finds Orion’s cavalier attitude and playboy demeanor infuriating, she is willing to work with him for the greater good. But Orion has an agenda of his own, and Rosalind has secrets that she wants to keep buried. As they both attempt to unravel the conspiracy, the two spies soon find that there are deeper and more horrifying layers to this mystery than they ever imagined.

Author : Annette Curtis Klause
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-08-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780375843167

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Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause Pdf

Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf? Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would. Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really--human or beast? Which tastes sweeter--blood or chocolate?

Author : Virginia Woolf
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504083867

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To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Pdf

This landmark work of modernist literature explores the inner lives of a typical English family while vividly exploring the nature of loss and memory. Following her celebrated masterpiece Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf continues to develop her groundbreaking stream-of-consciousness technique in To the Lighthouse. Every summer, the Ramsey family returns to the Isle of Skye for a tranquil holiday, where the imposing lighthouse seems to promise everlasting constancy. But as their idyllic holiday confronts the realities of World War I, the Ramseys must also face the inescapable nature of change. A profound evocation of marriage, parenthood, aging, and grief, To the Lighthouse is regarded as one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.