Heartrending, hair-raising, rib-tickling, and delightful. Joan Aiken Omnibus: Wolves of Willoughby Chase / Black Hearts in Battersea / Night Birds on Nantucket Joan Aiken 4. The second thing you should know is that some characters in Wolves are also in Black Hearts. 'A riot of wildly improbable adventures happening to absurd and loveable characters with Dickensian names in a time that never was. Aiken wants you to know about Black Hearts in Battersea is that it takes place in the same time period as The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, near the beginning of the nineteenth century. 'A wild yarn, not to be put down once it is started.' - Washington Post Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl This is a cleverly contrived tale of intrigue and misadventure. In a time and place where villains do nothing halfway, Simon is faced with wild wolves, poisoned pies, kidnapping, and a wrecked ship.

With the help of his friend Sophie and the resourceful waif Dido, Simon narrowly escapes a series of madcap close calls and dangerous run-ins. Instead he finds himself unwittingly in the middle of a wicked crew's fiendish caper to overthrow the good King James and the Duke and Duchess of Battersea. Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. Urn:oclc:875992787 Republisher_date 20121015012655 Republisher_operator Scandate 20121013180212 Scanner this hilarious classic adventure, an innocent boy and his friends must stop a plot to topple the King of England. Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary External-identifier Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:32:34 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA160821 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York, N.Y.

Black hearts in battersea by joan aiken