Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher [Paperback]

Humphrey Carpenter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999 | Series: Mr Majeika

'Music teacher? What music teacher?' The sudden arrival of a new music teacher throws St. Barty's School into confusion. Mysterious smells start coming from the staffroom and creepy-crawlies appear out of nowhere. The new arrival is, of course, Wilhelmina Worlock, a wicked witch with some nasty tricks. It's up to Mr. Majeika to try to outwit her...

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About the Author

Humphrey Carpenter worked at the BBC before becaming a full-time writer in 1975. He was the author of 14 of the well-loved Mr Majeika titles as well as two Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits titles for children. He was also the co-author, with his wife Mari Prichard, of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. He was an eminent figure in the world of adult literature and published award-winning biographies including, among others, those of J. R. R Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan. From 1994-1996 he directed the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and for many years he ran a young people's drama group, the Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and was a regular contributor to the Guardian. Humphrey died in January 2005.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Penguin UK (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140321411
• ISBN-13: 978-0140321418
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,822,979 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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