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Holiday House (1996), Hardcover
Description
When Alice and her two younger brothers become lost in the woods, the children separate, and Alice is captured by an evil magician named Comus.
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LibraryThing member ShellyCBuchanan
Three royal children head out to play in the forest. There they are separated, one is absconded with by an evil magician, Comus, the other two are aided by a Good Spirit from the heavens above, . All meet up in Comus' dark caves where he keeps imprisoned all of his previous prey, now turned into
The retelling of this old tale originally conceived by John Milton centuries ago makes it a classic fairy tale for modern children. The language is smart and dramatic. The brilliant oil paintings by Trina Schart Hyman richly depict the dark, foreboding forest, the grotesque monsters, the good and beautiful nymph and the heroic escape.
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hideous monsters. There is quite a spectacular scene where the children, with the assistance of the lovely nearby water nymph, Sabrina, overcome the dreadful Comus and escape.The retelling of this old tale originally conceived by John Milton centuries ago makes it a classic fairy tale for modern children. The language is smart and dramatic. The brilliant oil paintings by Trina Schart Hyman richly depict the dark, foreboding forest, the grotesque monsters, the good and beautiful nymph and the heroic escape.
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LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
Taken from a play (called a "masque") by John Milton, Comus is the story of three children who find themselves lost deep in the woods and at the mercy of a dark magician/God by the name of Comus. Comus wants to make the sister one of his playthings and takes her to his lair, and it's up to the
Love the story. One of those that has its origins in folklore and mythology (Comus is the son of Bacchus and Circe) with the best markers of fairy tale thrown in. The artwork in this adaptation is gorgeous, and I especially loved the look of Comus' many monsters.
Adding this library sale find to my Little Free Library for some Lady or young sir to discover.
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boys, with the help of the Good Spirit, to save her.Love the story. One of those that has its origins in folklore and mythology (Comus is the son of Bacchus and Circe) with the best markers of fairy tale thrown in. The artwork in this adaptation is gorgeous, and I especially loved the look of Comus' many monsters.
Adding this library sale find to my Little Free Library for some Lady or young sir to discover.
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10.29 inches
ISBN
082341146X / 9780823411467
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In an adaptation of the poem A Masque at Ludlow Castle by John Milton, two young men must rescue their sister Alice from Comus, the evil magician who has bewitched her and carried her off to his hidden kingdom.