The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken
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- Hardcover
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AIKEN, Joan. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Illustrated from drawings by Pat Marriott. London: Jonathan Cape [1962]. 8vo, 159pp. Black boards with spine stamped in silver. Illustrated in b&w throughout. Afine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (spine panel a tad sunned with slight wear at ends). With a bookplate signed by the author, Joan Aiken, laid in. Scarce.
First edition of the author's first novel, issued a year before the US edition. Joan Aiken's beloved introduction to The Wolves Chronicles. Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. It seems as if the endless hours of drudgery will never cease, but with the help of the gooseboy, Simon, and his flock, they escape. But how will they ever get Willoughby Chase free from the clutches of the evil Miss Slighcarp? Basis for the 1989 film.
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is a children's novel by Joan Aiken, first published in 1963. Set in an alternate history of England, it tells of the adventures of cousins Bonnie and Sylvia and their friend Simon the goose-boy as they thwart the evil schemes of their governess Miss Slighcarp. The novel is the first in the "Wolves" Saga, a series of books set during the fictional 19th century reign of King James III.
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- Title
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
- Author
- Joan Aiken
- Illustrator
- Pat Marriott
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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