The Whispering Knights [Paperback]

Penelope Lively (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1995

'I don't know that you have done anything wrong,' Miss Hepplewhite said. 'But it is possible that you have done something rather dangerous.' William and Susie thought they were just playing a game when they cooked a witch's brew in the old barn and said a spell over it, but Martha was not so sure. And indeed, the three friends soon learn that they have called up something dark and evil out of the distant past ...

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Jennifer Bassett is Series Editor of the Oxford Bookworms Collection, for which she has written original stories One-Way Ticket and The President's Murderer. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Mammoth (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749707879
• ISBN-13: 978-0749707873
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,315,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thirty five years later, it's still a beautiful book, June 25, 2007

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Susan J. Clark (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Whispering Knights (Paperback)

At the ripe old age of 46 I've come across this book, squirreled amongst the group of items I've kept since childhood. I last read it when I was 12, in 1972, when PL had written only one other book. I can understand why this is the only book I chose to keep from my childhood. Beautiful imagery and a powerful use of words that I found fascinating even then. The children seem a little 'old fashioned' now, but the story itself holds firm. My 8 year old son is loving it. I only hope the now fragile and yellow pages will last the distance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite story, September 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Whispering Knights: 2 (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful story of three children, who inadvertantly bring Morgan le Fay back into power. Based in Oxfordshire, it utilises a famous stone circle, the Whispering Knights.

Written in the typical Lively easy to read style, it's a great children's story with a good mix of magic and modern sensibilities. It has long been one of my favourites and still gets a re-read even though I'm 20 years past the demographic.