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A story about three Victorian children who escape from their London orphanage, only to encounter Mack the Knife, one of the vilest villains. However, to their rescue comes Spring-Heeled Jack with his glowing red eyes, who can leap through the air with ease. With black and white line drawings by David Mostyn.
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"The wisps of fog were whisked aside, and the girls looked up at the stars and saw--The devil? Well, if he wasn't the devil, then who the devil was he?" Philip Pullman can sure tell a story. Spring-Heeled Jack, originally published years ago in the U.K., is an over-the-top Victorian romp in the boisterous vein of the master storyteller's Count Karlstein and I Was a Rat. All the ingredients for an edge-of-seat page-turner are here: three hapless orphans; the brandy-swigging Mr. Killjoy and his horrible assistant, Miss Gasket, at the Alderman Cawn-Plaster Memorial Orphanage; and the greedy, murderous Mack the Knife who awaits them in the dank city of London. Of course, this is no bad-luck Lemony Snicket tale. There's a superhero named Spring-Heeled Jack to save the day! Pullman is at his tongue-in-cheek best here, telling half the happy-ending tale with a sooty, dramatic Dickensian spin, and the other half with David Mostyn's artful cartoons, undercutting the mock-heavy-handed drama at every turn. Readers will find plenty of Pullman's characteristic wit and wordplay amid the nonstop, rip-roaring adventure. Excellent! (Ages 8 to 14) --Karin Snelson
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d Jack: The name evoked awe from both criminals and upstanding citizens alike. Some thought he was the devil, but he was actually the original superhero—leaping over the buildings of Victorian England with the help of springs in the heels of his shoes.
The story begins as three young innocents escape their orphanage one dark and stormy night. As they make their way through the treacherous streets of London danger lurks, for hiding in the shadows is Mack the
Knife, the most villainous of villains. Enter
Spring-Heeled Jack, the springiest of heroes. But will Jack’s powers be enough to save
the orphans?
Originally published in paperback, Spring-Heeled Jack is back—now as a hardcover with eye-catching new jacket art.
The story begins as three young innocents escape their orphanage one dark and stormy night. As they make their way through the treacherous streets of London danger lurks, for hiding in the shadows is Mack the
Knife, the most villainous of villains. Enter
Spring-Heeled Jack, the springiest of heroes. But will Jack’s powers be enough to save
the orphans?
Originally published in paperback, Spring-Heeled Jack is back—now as a hardcover with eye-catching new jacket art.
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- PublisherTransworld Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0385269757
- ISBN 13 9780385269759
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Doubleday, 1989. Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Mostyn, David (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1989. fine condition with no wrapper. A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. A beautiful copy. Seller Inventory # 000012
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Mostyn, David (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1989. Nearly fine condition with no wrapper. A Story of Bravery and Evil. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w text illustrations throughout. 112 pages. Minimal bumping to base of spine. One very light mark to edge of textblock else contents seem unread. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!. Seller Inventory # 383494
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