The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder - Hardcover
Lewis Barnavelt and his uncle Jonathan meet their cousin Pelham in England, where Lewis accidentally releases the ghost of an insane wizard who once tried to have a Barnavelt ancestor burned for witchcraft.
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John Anthony Bellairs (1938 1991) is an award-winning American author, perhaps best known for his fantasy novel The Face in the Frost. He is also the author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults, including The House with a Clock in its Walls (which received both the New York Times Outstanding Book of Award and the American Library Association Children's Books of International Interest Award), The Lamp from the Warlock’s Tomb (which won the Edgar Allen Poe Award), and The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (which won the New York Public Library "Best Books for the Teen Age" Award.
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Lewis Barnavelt, the plump worrywart and Sherlock Holmes aficionado last seen in The Letter, the Witch and the Ring , is making a grand tour of Europe with crotchety Uncle Jonathan. The trip culminates with a surprise visit to their "umpteenth cousin, who-knows-how-many times removed," Pelham Barnavelt, who resides in genteel post-WW II poverty in the family seat, Barnavelt Manor. Together with his new-found English friend, Bertie (the blind son of Cousin Pelham's housekeeper), Lewis explores the overgrown maze on the manor's grounds. When they discover an ancient map--hidden, in classic Bellairs style, in the bindings of a crumbling book--the boys wend their way to the secret center of the maze, where a powerful evil force has long been imprisoned. Overweight, bookish and naturally timid, Lewis is nevertheless capable of true bravery; his endearing character, along with the novel's underlying current of melancholy, makes this much more than run-of-the-mill supernatural entertainment. Chock-full of deliciously spooky details and narrated in a voice that is as cozy as it is ornery, this tale is utterly spellbinding. Although Strickland (who also completed The Ghost in the Mirror ) serves him well, the late Bellairs will be greatly missed. Ages 10-up.
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- PublisherDial
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0803714513
- ISBN 13 9780803714519
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages176
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Dial Books for Young Readers, New York, New York, U.S.A.
(1993)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Gorey, Edward (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Author's next-to-last book, completed by long-time fan Brad Strickland following Bellairs' untimely death. This is another thriller for young adults featuring Lewis Barnavelt (who last appeared in "The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring") & his Uncle Jonathan. This series is highly collectible because Edward Gorey did the artwork, here, covers & black-and-white frontispiece. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1993, this is a gorgeous copy in Near Fine condition, though it is an Ex-Lib copy. Hardcover in the reinforced (Permabound) Library Binding format with decorative glossy pictorial boards; same image as appeared on the trade edition DJ, though these Permabound editions never had DJs. Aside from 3 small, neat school library stamps (to top outside page edges & front & rear free endpapers), the book is exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Seller Inventory # 022412
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