| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
665 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London. |
| Summary |
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past. |
| Local Note |
LEASE 2015-09 |
| Subject |
Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction.
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Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction.
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Theatrical companies -- Juvenile fiction.
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Recluses -- Juvenile fiction.
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Shipwreck survival -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Theatrical companies -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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London (England) -- Juvenile fiction.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Family life -- England -- London -- Fiction.
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Actors and actresses -- Fiction.
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Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
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Theaters -- Fiction.
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London (England) -- History -- Fiction. |
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Great Britain -- History -- Fiction. |
| Genre |
Action and adventure fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Adventure fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780545448680 (hardcover) : $32.99 |
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0545448689 (hardcover) |
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