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242 pp.
| NYRB
| September, 2008
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59017-290-2$16.95 New ed. (1927, Macmillan)
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Rowland Hilder.
This newly edited precursor to The Box of Delights first introduces readers to young Kay Harker. While searching for a treasure that will elevate his circumstances and clear his great-grandfather's name, Kay encounters pirates, witches, and even King Arthur. The prose is dense, but readers looking for classic fantasy tales will be charmed by this story and its old-fashioned black-and-white illustrations.