Black hearts in Battersea
In this hilarious classic adventure, an innocent boy and his friends must stop a plot to topple the King of England.
Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. 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. 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. In a time and place where villains do nothing halfway, Simon is faced with wild wolves, poisoned pies, kidnapping, and a wrecked ship. This is a cleverly contrived tale of intrigue and misadventure.
Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl
“It’s a marvel!” —The New Yorker
“A wild yarn, not to be put down once it is started.” —Washington Post
“A riot of wildly improbable adventures happening to absurd and loveable characters with Dickensian names in a time that never was . . . Heartrending, hair-raising, rib-tickling, and delightful.” —New York Times
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 409c5448-8fd2-d38c-0ea7-4e2bcc5012b6 |
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Grouping Title | black hearts in battersea |
Grouping Author | joan aiken |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-27 21:57:06PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-26 21:24:33PM |
Solr Fields
In this hilarious classic adventure, an innocent boy and his friends must stop a plot to topple the King of England.
Simon, the foundling from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, arrives in London to meet an old friend and pursue the study of painting. 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. 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. In a time and place where villains do nothing halfway, Simon is faced with wild wolves, poisoned pies, kidnapping, and a wrecked ship. This is a cleverly contrived tale of intrigue and misadventure.
Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Roald Dahl
“It’s a marvel!” —The New Yorker
“A wild yarn, not to be put down once it is started.” —Washington Post
“A riot of wildly improbable adventures happening to absurd and loveable characters with Dickensian names in a time that never was . . . Heartrending, hair-raising, rib-tickling, and delightful.” —New York Times
1999
2020
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Fantasy
Fiction
Humor (Fiction)
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
Black Hearts in Battersea [electronic resource] / Joan Aiken
Black hearts in Battersea. / Illustrated by Robin Jacques
Black hearts in battersea [electronic resource]. Joan Aiken
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Humor (Fiction)
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile Literature
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