The Marvels /
Selznick, Brian,
The Marvels / Brian Selznick. - First edition. - 665 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London.
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.
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Actors--Juvenile fiction.
Families--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Recluses--Juvenile fiction.
Runaway children--Juvenile fiction.
Shipwreck survival--Juvenile fiction.
Theater--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Theaters--Juvenile fiction.
Theatrical companies--Juvenile fiction.
Actors and actresses--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Family life--England--London--Fiction.
London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century--Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.
The Marvels / Brian Selznick. - First edition. - 665 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London.
The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.
0545448689 9780545448680
2015023161
Actors--Juvenile fiction.
Families--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Recluses--Juvenile fiction.
Runaway children--Juvenile fiction.
Shipwreck survival--Juvenile fiction.
Theater--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Theaters--Juvenile fiction.
Theatrical companies--Juvenile fiction.
Actors and actresses--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Family life--England--London--Fiction.
London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century--Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Historical fiction.