The House With A Clock In Its Walls Novel

I would have been even more delighted with every nuance of mystery suspense and humour when its protagonist lewis barnavelt matched my age.

The house with a clock in its walls novel.

But he is wrong. The house with a clock in its walls will cast its spell for a long time the new york times book review. The house with a clock in its walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by john bellairs and illustrated by edward gorey. It is the first in the series of twelve novels featuring the fictional american boy lewis barnavelt see list of lewis barnavelt novels.

John bellairs 1938 1991 was an award winning american author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults including the house with a clock in its walls which received both the new york times outstanding book of the year award and the american library association children s books of more about john bellairs. Comes to stay with his uncle jonathan he expects to meet an ordinary person. A haunting gothic tale by master mysery writer john bellairs soon to be a major motion picture starring cate blanchett and jack black. He is also the author of many gothic mystery novels for children and young adults including the house with a clock in its walls which received both the new york times outstanding book of award and the american library association children s books of international interest award the lamp from the warlock s tomb which won the edgar allen poe award and the specter from the magician s museum which won the new york public library best books for the teen age award.

The house with a clock in its walls will cast its spell for a long time the new york times book review when lewis barnavelt an orphan. This book dwells on no sadness but our introduction to lewis is poignant. John bellairs wrote the house with a clock in its walls in 1973.