![]() ![]() Not to mention a rat, an otter and a bat! Plus a tribe of toys, including his beloved Edward the Bear.īy day Kay Harker is under the eye of his governess, but at night he escapes into a world where good and evil are pitted against each other. Kay lives in a vast old country house, and is looked after by an unpleasant duo: the oily and egregious Sir Theopompous and the petulant and punitive Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. Nibbins the cat, Bitem the fox and Blinky the owl. The Midnight Folk introduces readers to Kay Harker, the orphaned boy who is also the hero of John Masefield’s classic Christmas fantasy, The Box of Delights. But Kay has the very special Midnight Folk to help him. In a race against time, Kay is pitted against the evil Abner Brown and his dark magic. John Masefield was Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967.įirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2006. The Midnight Folk by John Masefield, Madeleine LEngle (Afterword), Rowland Hilder (Illustrator) (0) Hardcover 18.95 Hardcover 18.95 eBook 10. Along the way, he rides on a magic broomstick, visits his great-grandfather inside his own portrait and after taking a swig of Invisible Potion eavesdrops on the Pouncer Seven, a tribe of witches.įirst published in 1927, John Masefield's book was described by The Times as one of 'the greatest children's books ever written.'ĭramatised in two parts by Christopher William Hill. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kay's adventures take him to many exotic and magical locations. Young hero Kay Harker sets out on a magical quest to find long-lost family treasure. ![]()
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