| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
665 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London |
| Summary |
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past |
| Subject |
Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction
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Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction
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Theatrical companies -- Juvenile fiction
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Recluses -- Juvenile fiction
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Shipwreck survival -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Theatrical companies -- Comic books, strips, etc
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London (England) -- Juvenile fiction
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
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London (England) -- History -- Fiction |
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Great Britain -- History -- Fiction |
| OCLC # |
897016494 |
| ISBN # |
9780545448680 |
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0545448689 |
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