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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: 60th Anniversary Edition
Joan Aiken
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Description for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: 60th Anniversary Edition
Paperback. When orphans Bonnie and Sylvia fall into the hands of evil Miss Slighcarp, they need all their wits - and the help of Simon the goose-boy - to escape unscathed, for the governess is more cruel and merciless than the wolves that surround the great house of Willoughby Chase. Series: A Puffin Book. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5AM; YFA. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 194.
Rediscover the A Puffin Book series and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this special edition of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
It's 19th Century England, Good King James III is on the throne, and the whole country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel.
When young orphans Bonnie and Sylvia get caught by the governess, Miss Slighcarp - they need their wits and Simon the goose-boy - to escape unscathed.
For Miss Slighcarp is more cruel and merciless than the wolves that surround the great house of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children´s UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
A Puffin Book
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141362663
SKU
V9780141362663
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About Joan Aiken
Joan Delano Aiken (1924-2004) was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken. Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom and the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for ... Read more
Reviews for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: 60th Anniversary Edition
A wild and evocative fantasy, stylishly told, with a tremendous romantic appeal
Observer
Altogether an invigorating book, in which the wit and nonsense make such a sparkling fizz together that it is hard to tell one from the other
Times Educational Supplement
One genuine small masterpiece. Almost a copy-book lesson in those virtues that a classic ... Read more
Observer
Altogether an invigorating book, in which the wit and nonsense make such a sparkling fizz together that it is hard to tell one from the other
Times Educational Supplement
One genuine small masterpiece. Almost a copy-book lesson in those virtues that a classic ... Read more