The Box of Delights

A magical old man has asked Kay to protect the Box of Delights, a Box with which he can travel through time. But Kay is in danger: Abner Brown will stop at nothing to get his hands on it. The police don't believe Kay, so when his family and the Bishop are scrobbled up just before Christmas, he knows he must act alone.

About the author

John Masefield was born in 1878 in Hertfordshire. After leaving school he went to sea, but deserted his ship when the urge to write professionally overtook him. He spent two years doing odd jobs in New York whilst learning his craft as a writer. He moved back to  England in 1897. After serving in the First World War, Masefield became a full time writer, writing many popular novels and collections of poetry, including the children’s novels The Box of Delights and The Midnight Folk.

Product details

• Authors: John Masefield, Masefield John
• Assisted by: Quentin Blake (Illustration)
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.03.2014
• EAN: 9781405275521
• ISBN: 978-1-4052-7552-1
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / Pirates, JUVENILE FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage), Witches & ghosts (Children's / Teenage), Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Mermaids & Mermen, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories, Witches, wizards & magicians, Lives of children in the past