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The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Paperback – June 30, 1974

by Hergé (Author)

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Book 11 of 25 in the Tintin Series

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In this classic graphic novel: Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market. Only it isn't just any model ship-it's the Unicorn, carved by one of Haddock's ancestors, and it holds a clue to finding pirate treasure!

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The Secret of the Unicorn was one of the first truly great Tintin adventures and Herge's personal favorite, combining a puzzling mystery with a ripping pirate yarn. When Tintin finds a magnificent model ship in the street market, his attempt to buy it for Captain Haddock leads him on a trail of pickpockets, burglars, and secret treasure, and Haddock enthralls him with a tale of his seafaring ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock (who was exclaiming "Thundering typhoons!" generations before the Captain ever did), and his fateful encounter with the fearsome pirate Red Rackham. The story is also notable for Herge's fantastic eye for ship detail as well as the first appearances of Nestor and Marlinspike Hall. The Secret of the Unicorn was Tintin's first official two-book adventure, continued in Red Rackham's Treasure. --David Horiuchi

About the Author

Hergé, one of the most famous Belgians in the world, was a comics writer and artist. The internationally successful Adventures of Tintin are his most well-known and beloved works. They have been translated into 38 different languages and have inspired such legends as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. He wrote and illustrated for The Adventures of Tintin until his death in 1983.

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Age Range: 8 - 13 years
Grade Level: 3 and up
Paperback: 62 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st edition (June 30, 1974)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316358320
ISBN-13: 978-0316358323
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.2 x 11.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 54 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #576 in Books > Children's Books > Mysteries & Detectives
- #698 in Books > Children's Books > Comics & Graphic Novels
- #892 in Books > Children's Books > Classics

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The Secret of Good Storytelling!

December 16, 2011

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Something for everyone! That's the secret.

And Hergé's "Secret of the Unicorn" fulfils that promise, launching readers of all ages on a whale of a great pirate adventure and treasure hunt with the intrepid Tintin. Accompanying our boy-reporter on his quest are the rumbustious Captain Haddock (who has never met a bottle of rum that he didn't like); and the defective detectives, Thompson and (to be precise) Thomson (identical twins whose names are NOT); their attempts to foil the notorious Bird Brothers are wildly inept, demanding the prompt interventions of Tintin and his incredible thinking dog, Snowy, who not only save the day but also find the treasure. The story, which focuses on maps and secret cyphers, is told with flashbacks, which introduce us to Haddock's ancestor, Sir Francis, and (Blue Blistering Barnacles!) his adversary, the notorious pirate Red Rackham, scourge of at least 5 of the 7 seas.

Happily, the publishers have preserved the British English, which contributes to the old-world charm of the series. The dialogue is literate and full of benign double entendres; and the narrative moves at such a pace that one has to slow down to savour the story, so that the 63 pages don't fly by. But, even if they should, there is always the sequel, "Red Rackham's Treasure" to look forward to.

I bought three different Tintin adventures so that my grandson would become acquainted with these delightful tales, which I discovered back in the fifties. I first met Tintin in the Netherlands, in the guise of Kuifje ('Cowlick', for his shock of unruly hair); I subsequently encountered him in French, German, and Italian. Tintin, in fact, serves as an ideal aid to learning a foreign language, since all the translations from the original French are so conversational and colloquial.

"The Secret of the Unicorn" may have originated in the 'forties, but its themes of the young hero's persistence on behalf of a friend in his quest for pirate's treasure--of good triumphing over evil--are timeless. Furthermore, the running jokes are just as funny as when I first read them. They still cause me to burst into laughter. And who could not use a little laughter during turbulent times, whether then or now?

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Can't really go wrong with Tintin

December 14, 2015

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I had all of these Tintins as a kid growing up in Trinidad and Tobago. It is a great trip down memory lane and my son loves them as well! The books are just great fun adventures! Wonderful books!!

There are a few books though that I didn't care for. One was Tintin in America which was completely off base. The trip to the moon was a a little weak as well in my mind even as a kid. I guess because the space race was going on and it seemed again, off base. It would have been REALLY good in the '50s ;-)

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Hidden Secrets....

March 1, 2009

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Belgian artist Herge's "The Secret of the Unicorn" is a classic yarn, featuring his cartoon hero, the young journalist Tintin, on the trail of a secret hidden in a model of the sailing ship Unicorn. It features Tintin's faithful dog Snowy, his seafaring friend Captain Haddock, and the bumbling detectives Thompson and Thomson in the first portion of a two-part adventure that concludes in "Red Rackham's Treasure."

As the story opens, Tintin finds a ship model in a market and decides to buy it for his friend the Captain. An antique dealer tries but fails to buy the model from him. When the ship model goes missing, Tintin is suspicious. News of the theft causes Captain Haddock to review an account of one of his ancestors, Sir Francis Haddock, also a sea captain. From this point forward, the story is told in parallel, with Tintin pursuing the secret of three like ship models, while Sir Francis Haddock defends his ship against an attack by pirates. Tintin's search will bring him into violent contact with a ruthless group of antique dealers, while Sir Francis must survive his meeting with the villianous Red Rackham. The conclusions to both stories intersect in a nicely thrilling finish, setting the stage for the sequel in "Red Rackham's Treasure."

"The Secret of the Unicorn" is a classic Tintin adventure, part detective story and part pirate yarn. It is very highly recommended to Tintin fans of all ages.

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My Favorite Tintin

June 5, 2013

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Reading the Tintin adventures when I was a kid changed my life. It was my first exposure to the graphic novel experience. back then you got them a chapter at a time, later in complete book form like this. They were adventure stories with exciting action, mysterious puzzles, hilarious characters, and real world concepts I could understand. I buy them now for my nieces and nephews to read when they come over, but I have to read each one again as well. I very much like this extra-large softcover edition. The art work is much better presented and you can really put you whole focus into the story. I can't afford the hardcover editions so this is the next best thing. Not a one of these is bad. I'm working on collecting them all.

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May 7, 2018

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The Story is great. The art is great. The only warning I would give, if you're planning on giving the book to a small kid, is that there is a scene where the Captain is pretty drunk and drinking.

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another awesome story from herge

February 2, 2018

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One of the best in the series. Went back to re-read this after watching the tintin movie and to explain to my son as to how badly they diverged from the original story line.

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Asanka Amarasinghe

tin tin the classic I liked the glossy paper which was not the case in ...

April 23, 2018

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tin tin the classic I liked the glossy paper which was not the case in old days so it is more durable

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August 6, 2017

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There is no point in selling this as an ebook! Waste of money. Tiny illegible images and print. Zero stars would be better. I love this book but not in digital

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