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Lucy Maria Boston

    Lucy M. Boston a créé des récits oniriques et magiques, ancrés dans l'enchantement d'un ancien manoir de campagne et de ses jardins. Ses œuvres, souvent qualifiées de fantasy subtile, explorent les thèmes du temps, de la mémoire et de l'interconnexion entre le passé et le présent. Boston tisse avec maestria la réalité avec une touche de fantaisie, créant des mondes qui résonnent auprès des jeunes lecteurs comme des adultes. Sa voix unique et ses profondes réflexions sur l'esprit humain en font une auteure mémorable.

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

      • 226pages
      • 8 heures de lecture

      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 Tales2021
      3,5
    • 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 Collection2013
      4,0
    • A Stranger at Green Knowe

      • 48pages
      • 2 heures de lecture

      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 Knowe1985
      3,8
    • The Children of Green Knowe

      • 128pages
      • 5 heures de lecture

      The first atmospheric tale about Green Knowe, a haunted manor deep in the English countryside.

      The Children of Green Knowe1973
      3,9