by Saki (Author), Saki (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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...
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 128
Edition: 01
Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 15 Oct 2015
ISBN 10: 1847495923
ISBN 13: 9781847495921
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: A unique collection which includes 8 stories about the dark side of adolescence. They beautifully illustrated by Quentin Blake.