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Lucy Maria Boston

    Lucy M. Boston schuf traumhafte, magische Erzählungen, die im Zauber eines alten Landhauses und seines Anwesens verwurzelt sind. Ihre Werke, oft als Low Fantasy beschrieben, erforschen Themen wie Zeit, Erinnerung und die Verbundenheit von Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Boston verwebt meisterhaft Realität mit subtiler Fantasie und erschafft Welten, die sowohl Kinder als auch erwachsene Leser ansprechen. Ihre unverwechselbare Stimme und ihre tiefen Einblicke in die menschliche Seele machen sie zu einer unvergesslichen Autorin.

    The Castle of Yew
    The Children of Green Knowe Collection
    A Stranger at Green Knowe
    Curfew & Other Eerie Tales
    Die Kamine von Green Knowe
    Die Kinder von Green Knowe
    • Curfew & Other Eerie Tales

      • 226 Seiten
      • 8 Lesestunden

      The book showcases a collection of Lucy M. Boston's early supernatural tales from the 1930s, along with her play, The Horned Man, previously out of print since 1970. Known for her Carnegie Medal-winning children's novels set in the haunted Green Knowe, Boston's earlier works reveal her literary evolution. An introduction by Robert Lloyd Parry explores the influences behind these stories and situates them within Boston's personal experiences, offering insight into her creative journey.

      Curfew & Other Eerie Tales
      3,5
    • A Stranger at Green Knowe

      • 48 Seiten
      • 2 Lesestunden

      This series of "Bookworms" offers younger readers the chance to enjoy lively and accessible adaptations of the best classic and modern fiction. Each title is highly illustrated to engage the reader in the world of the book and help with specific vocabulary.

      A Stranger at Green Knowe
      3,8
    • Now The Children of Green Knowe and River at Green Knowe are available in one edition. Children of Green KnoweTolly's great grandmother isn't a witch, but both she and her old house, Green Knowe, are full of a very special kind of magic.

      The Children of Green Knowe Collection
      4,0