The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.: Illustrated from Drawings by Pat Marriot.
by AIKEN, Joan
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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London, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 163521
- Title
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
- Author
- AIKEN, Joan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Jonathan Cape,
- Date Published
- 1962
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