| Gabriel-Ernest and Other Tales Contributor(s): Saki (Author), Blake, Quentin (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1847495923 ISBN-13: 9781847495921 Publisher: Alma Books OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
| LCCN: 2016497275 |
| Physical Information: 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A unique collection which includes 8 stories about the dark side of adolescence. They beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake. The local landowner Van Cheele experiences an unnerving encounter with a youth sunning himself near a pond, and starts to wonder if there is any connection between this wild-looking boy and the recent disappearances of poultry, hares, lambs and, more alarmingly, an infant child in the area. To his astonishment, he discovers the next day that his aunt has decided to take the boy in, buying him a suit of clothes and naming him Gabriel-Ernest. Van Cheele remains suspicious, especially when it is revealed that there is something supernatural about their new ward... An eerie and disquieting tale about the dark side of adolescence, 'Gabriel-Ernest', written with Saki's trademark wit and mischievousness, is here presented with seven other uncanny and macabre tales, featuring Quentin Blake's inimitable illustrations. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blake, Quentin: - Quentin Blake is Children's Laureate of Great Britain, has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, and is the author and/or illustrator of many books. He lives in London, England. |