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Box of Delights by John Masefield (2007, Hardcover)
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THE BOX OF DELIGHTS (NEW YORK REVIEW CHILDREN'S COLLECTION) By John Masefield & Judith Masefield - Hardcover **BRAND NEW**.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-101590172515
ISBN-139781590172513
eBay Product ID (ePID)1201378
Product Key Features
Book TitleBox of Delights
Number of Pages312 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFantasy & Magic, Action & Adventure / General, Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent, General, People & Places / Europe
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes, Masefield, Judith
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorJohn Masefield
Book SeriesKay Harker Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2007-018874
Dewey Edition22
Reviews "The book that always had the magic of a snowy English Christmas.... It's still a lovely book, magical and funny, to be read by anybody of any age." -- The Horn Book "This classic of English children's literature, sadly overlooked by most on this side of the Atlantic, has just been reissued in a beautiful edition by the New York Review Children's Collection...Although "The Box of Delights" was first published in 1935, Masefield's intoxicating prose has lost none of its pull...in this wonderful tale of bravery and intrigue that deserves to become another staple of the holidays." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "First published in 1935, The Box of Delights by John Masefield is newly available. In the adventure-laden Christmas story, Kay Harker (also the protagonist of Masefield's The Midnight Folk ) returns from boarding school for the holidays and becomes involved in a struggle with a wizard and witch who wish to possess the eponymous box." -- Publishers Weekly "This uniquely imaginative tale would be a delight for fans of old-fashioned, English Literature and could be compared to the likes of A Christmas Carol and the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ." --CLEAR Reviews "[Masefield's] most popular children's book...Original and remarkable." - The New York Review of Books "Masefield's novel, a plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling, should be more widely appreciated" - The Washington Post " The Box of Delights' is based on a 1935 story by famous English poet John Masefield, and it's crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures." - The Seattle Times "Every chapter in this book is marvelous, but the real delight derives from Masefield's style and the idiosyncratic, colorful speech of his various characters...Lovely stuff." - The Washington Post "This book is a writer's oft-raided treasure trove...the world's best 'crossover book'...It does time-travel better than Narnia ...The story floats on brilliant, eccentric dialogue and...never loses its snowy-Christmas, Nutcracker enchantment..." - The Independent (UK) "Masefield the children's writers is unbeatable." - The Daily Telegraph (UK) , "The book that always had the magic of a snowy English Christmas&. It's still a lovely book, magical and funny, to be read by anybody of any age." - The Horn Book "This classic of English children's literature, sadly overlooked by most on this side of the Atlantic, has just been reissued in a beautiful edition by the New York Review Children's Collection...Although "The Box of Delights" was first published in 1935, Masefield's intoxicating prose has lost none of its pull...in this wonderful tale of bravery and intrigue that deserves to become another staple of the holidays." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "First published in 1935, The Box of Delights by John Masefield is newly available. In the adventure-laden Christmas story, Kay Harker (also the protagonist of Masefield's The Midnight Folk ) returns from boarding school for the holidays and becomes involved in a struggle with a wizard and witch who wish to possess the eponymous box." -- Publishers Weekly "This uniquely imaginative tale would be a delight for fans of old-fashioned, English Literature and could be compared to the likes of A Christmas Carol and the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ." --CLEAR Reviews "[Masefield's] most popular children's book&Original and remarkable." The New York Review of Books "Masefield's novel, a plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling, should be more widely appreciated" The Washington Post " The Box of Delights' is based on a 1935 story by famous English poet John Masefield, and it's crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures." The Seattle Times "Every chapter in this book is marvelous, but the real delight derives from Masefield's style and the idiosyncratic, colorful speech of his various characters&Lovely stuff." The Washington Post "This book is a writer's oft-raided treasure trove&the world's best 'crossover book'&It does time-travel better than Narnia &The story floats on brilliant, eccentric dialogue and&never loses its snowy-Christmas, Nutcracker enchantment" The Independent (UK) "Masefield the children's writers is unbeatable." The Daily Telegraph (UK) , "This witty and wonderful children's novel by the onetime Poet Laureate of the UK is widely beloved on the other side of the pond, but lesser known here. A travesty, that, since it's a magic box in itself: a magical adventure that begins with a boy on his way home for Christmas, stopped by a man who implores him, 'And now, Master Harker, of Seekings, now that the Wolves are Running, as you will have seen, perhaps you would do something to stop their Bite?' Enter wizards and witches, mice, Roman soldiers, the toughest little girl you'll ever meet, and Christmas just might be saved after all." -- Flavorwire "The book that always had the magic of a snowy English Christmas.... It's still a lovely book, magical and funny, to be read by anybody of any age." -- The Horn Book "This classic of English children's literature, sadly overlooked by most on this side of the Atlantic, has just been reissued in a beautiful edition by the New York Review Children's Collection...Although "The Box of Delights" was first published in 1935, Masefield's intoxicating prose has lost none of its pull...in this wonderful tale of bravery and intrigue that deserves to become another staple of the holidays." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "First published in 1935, The Box of Delights by John Masefield is newly available. In the adventure-laden Christmas story, Kay Harker (also the protagonist of Masefield's The Midnight Folk ) returns from boarding school for the holidays and becomes involved in a struggle with a wizard and witch who wish to possess the eponymous box." -- Publishers Weekly "This uniquely imaginative tale would be a delight for fans of old-fashioned, English Literature and could be compared to the likes of A Christmas Carol and the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ." --CLEAR Reviews "[Masefield's] most popular children's book...Original and remarkable." - The New York Review of Books "Masefield's novel, a plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling, should be more widely appreciated" - The Washington Post " The Box of Delights' is based on a 1935 story by famous English poet John Masefield, and it's crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures." - The Seattle Times "Every chapter in this book is marvelous, but the real delight derives from Masefield's style and the idiosyncratic, colorful speech of his various characters...Lovely stuff." - The Washington Post "This book is a writer's oft-raided treasure trove...the world's best 'crossover book'...It does time-travel better than Narnia ...The story floats on brilliant, eccentric dialogue and...never loses its snowy-Christmas, Nutcracker enchantment..." - The Independent (UK) "Masefield the children's writers is unbeatable." - The Daily Telegraph (UK) , "The book that always had the magic of a snowy English Christmas…. It's still a lovely book, magical and funny, to be read by anybody of any age." - The Horn Book "This classic of English children's literature, sadly overlooked by most on this side of the Atlantic, has just been reissued in a beautiful edition by the New York Review Children's Collection...Although "The Box of Delights" was first published in 1935, Masefield's intoxicating prose has lost none of its pull...in this wonderful tale of bravery and intrigue that deserves to become another staple of the holidays." -- The San Francisco Chronicle "First published in 1935, The Box of Delights by John Masefield is newly available. In the adventure-laden Christmas story, Kay Harker (also the protagonist of Masefield's The Midnight Folk ) returns from boarding school for the holidays and becomes involved in a struggle with a wizard and witch who wish to possess the eponymous box." -- Publishers Weekly "This uniquely imaginative tale would be a delight for fans of old-fashioned, English Literature and could be compared to the likes of A Christmas Carol and the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe ." --CLEAR Reviews "[Masefield's] most popular children's book…Original and remarkable." The New York Review of Books "Masefield's novel, a plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling, should be more widely appreciated" The Washington Post " The Box of Delights' is based on a 1935 story by famous English poet John Masefield, and it's crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures." The Seattle Times "Every chapter in this book is marvelous, but the real delight derives from Masefield's style and the idiosyncratic, colorful speech of his various characters…Lovely stuff." The Washington Post "This book is a writer's oft-raided treasure trove…the world's best 'crossover book'…It does time-travel better than Narnia …The story floats on brilliant, eccentric dialogue and…never loses its snowy-Christmas, Nutcracker enchantment…" The Independent (UK) "Masefield the children's writers is unbeatable." The Daily Telegraph (UK), "This classic of English children's literature, sadly overlooked by most on this side of the Atlantic, has just been reissued in a beautiful edition by the New York Review Children's Collection...Although "The Box of Delights" was first published in 1935, Masefield's intoxicating prose has lost none of its pull...in this wonderful tale of bravery and intrigue that deserves to become another staple of the holidays." --The San Francisco Chronicle "First published in 1935,The Box of Delightsby John Masefield is newly available. In the adventure-laden Christmas story, Kay Harker (also the protagonist of Masefield'sThe Midnight Folk) returns from boarding school for the holidays and becomes involved in a struggle with a wizard and witch who wish to possess the eponymous box." --Publishers Weekly "[Masefield's] most popular children's book…Original and remarkable." The New York Review of Books "Masefield's novel, a plum pudding of strange adventures, English legend, and spiritual feeling, should be more widely appreciated" The Washington Post "The Box of Delights'is based on a 1935 story by famous English poet John Masefield, and it's crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures." The Seattle Times "Every chapter in this book is marvelous, but the real delight derives from Masefield's style and the idiosyncratic, colorful speech of his various characters…Lovely stuff." The Washington Post "This book is a writer's oft-raided treasure trove…the world's best 'crossover book'…It does time-travel better thanNarnia…The story floats on brilliant, eccentric dialogue and…never loses its snowy-Christmas, Nutcracker enchantment…" The Independent(UK) "Masefield the children's writers is unbeatable." The Daily Telegraph(UK)
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Grade FromFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisStrange 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.
LC Classification NumberPZ8.M4476Bo 2008
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The cover is stained and discolored, bot...
The cover is stained and discolored, both front and back. It smells of mildew. The binding is solid, but that is about all that recommends it to being "good".Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
