When two of the book’s villains were last seen alive, during the Great Flood of February 1850, they were at the Ring of Bells Inn. He hears – or remembers hearing – countless stories of local folklore and history from the indefatigable maid, Ellen. For younger bookworms – and nostalgic older ones too – there’s the Slightly Foxed Cubs series, in which we’ve reissued a number of classic nature and historical novels. The full version of this article is only available to subscribers to Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader’s Quarterly.

The Midnight Folk by Masefield John, First Edition - AbeBooks The Midnight Folk by Masefield John, First Edition - AbeBooks

His Herefordshire childhood was idyllic; he delighted in the landscape, its sense of place and history, its folklore and its myths. Your Size May Vary: The relative sizes of Kay and the various Midnight Folk is never nailed down, and seems to vary according to convenience.

x 2" Piece missing from front endpage; >> 1" x 2" Writing on front endpage; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. A new two-part production was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Sundays 10 and 17 December 2006, repeated on the following Saturdays and on BBC Radio 7 in December 2008.

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Abner has the Pouncer Seven, his witch friends, and their dark magic but Kay has the very special Midnight Folk to help him - Nibbins, the cat, Bitem, the fox and Blinky, the owl. He is aided in his quest by the Midnight Folk, an association of Talking Animals, Living Toys, and other fantastic creatures.Kay's governess and Mrs Tattle have a session of complaining about what young people these days are coming to, and how none of them are "what we were when we were girls".

The Midnight Folk by John Masefield: 9781590172902

The loss of Kay’s parents is barely alluded to, but his situation is reinforced on almost every page: adrift without family, he is trapped in every kind of past, in everyone else’s stories, with an unreachable future ahead of him. S. Lewis’s Narnia tales and Joan Aiken’s Wolves of Willoughby Chase—not to mention the Harry Potter series— The Midnight Folk is a wonderful and enthralling contribution to the great English tradition of children’s literature, beloved by adults and children alike.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.

The Midnight Folk, First Edition - AbeBooks The Midnight Folk, First Edition - AbeBooks

Illustrated by Rowland Hillier, with pictorial endpapers, six colour plates and lots of line drawings. Set in the 1890s, its premise is the staple of much children’s literature: a lonely young child, in this case a boy named Kay Harker, has lost his parents and is being brought up by an indifferent guardian and a cruel governess. S. Directed by Gabe Polsky, the film stars Nicolas Cage as the frontiersman Miller and Fred Hechinger. Kay's toys (known as "the guards") have been taken away from him at the start of the book, apparently because they will remind him of his parents; there is a strong implication that Kay's parents are deceased.The two Kay Harker books, The Midnight Folk (1927) and The Box of Delights (1935), are Masefield’s lasting contribution to children’s fantasy literature. A super copy of Masefield's celebrated childhood classic, marking the first appearance of his hero Kay Harker, who would later appear in 'The Box of Delights'. Very good indeed in the scarce dustwrapper which is very good, lightly spotted on rear panel and flaps, slightly frayed at head of spine and with faint scratches to front panel and a fingernail-size chip to bottom edge of rear panel.