The Marvels
Title:
The Marvels
Author:
Selznick, Brian, author, illustrator.
ISBN:
9780545448680
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
665 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
General Note:
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text.
Abstract:
In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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