With imagination and authenticity Joan Aiken captures the customs and language of Austen’s England in this one of a kind sequel to Jane Austen\"s classic novel, Mansfield Park, revealing a subversive and unique heroine. Harriet Ward, know as Hatty to her sisters, is treated with utter contempt by most of her family....

Joan Aiken, classic author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, wrote the Armitage family stories all throughout her life - from when she was a teenager onwards. This is the first time the stories have been collected together in our market. \"I wish we\"ll have two children called Mark and Harriet....

Arabel and her notorious pet raven Mortimer make a welcome return to Penguin Random House Children\"s Books When Arabel\"s father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across \"a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.\" He takes it home and, from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family....

Arabel and her notorious raven Mortimer make a welcome return to the Puffin nest! When Arabel\"s father, Ebenezer Jones, drives his taxi home late one night he comes across \"a large black bird, with a hairy fringe around its beak.\" He takes it home and from that moment on, life is never the same again for the Jones family....

In The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken, the small town of Pennygaff, the legendary Harp of Teirtu is found - and lost again. For young Owen Hughes and his friend Arabis, it is the start of a hair-raising race to save the harp from sinister Lord Malyn....

A beautiful new paperback edition, featuring a delightful new Afterword by Lizza Aiken - Joan Aiken\"s daughter - on how the story came to be written, plus fascinating material from the author\"s archive to celebrate the 60th anniversary of this wild, evocative and timeless fantasy....

‘Wait, wait! Save us! What’ll we do?’ Simon is determined to become a painter when he grows up so he sets off to London to make his fortune. But the city is plagued by wolves and mysterious disappearances. The Twite household, where Simon is lodging, seems particularly shifty....

Can you go a little faster? Can you run? Long ago, at a time in history that never happened, England was overrun with wolves. But as Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia discover, real danger often lies closer to home. Their new governess, Miss Slighcarp, doesn\"t seem at all nice....

It\'s 19th-century England during the reign of King James II, but it\'s not the England we know from the history books. This country is overrun with wolves that roam the forests, providing the perfect setting for a witty and dramatic story......

Kleine alltagliche Schrecknisse steigern sich in der ›Kristallkrahe‹ uber grosse Verwirrungen zu einem finsteren Ende....

A Junior Library Guild Selection and Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children.\"A literary treasure.\"?Philip Pullman\"My happiest discovery this year.\"?Los Angeles TimesThe complete collection of twenty-four charming and magical Armitage family stories. Includes a prelude by the author and introductions from Garth Nix and Lizza Aiken....

Dido Twite’s sharp wits are put to the test in this new adventure in the Wolves Chronicles. After King Richard dies, Dido’s good pal Simon is put on the English throne, but he hates being cooped up in drafty St. James Palace, and his crusty old advisors won’t let him have any fun at all....