Bonfires and Broomsticks

Bonfires and Broomsticks
First edition (UK)
AuthorMary Norton
IllustratorWaldo Pierce
Cover artistMary Adshead[1]
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJ. M. Dent[1]
Publication date
  • 10 May 1947
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
Pages192
ISBN978-0460881760
Preceded byThe Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons 

Bonfires and Broomsticks is a 1947 children's book by Mary Norton.[2] Parts of the book were adapted into the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.[3][4]

Synopsis

Two years after the events of The Magic Bedknob, Carey, Charles and Paul convince their mother to let them stay with Miss Price again. Using the bedknob, they travel back in time to the reign of Charles II, where they meet a friendly necromancer called Emilius and bring him back with them.

Omnibus

The book and its 1944 predecessor were combined into the omnibus Bedknob and Broomstick in 1957, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.

References

  1. ^ a b Biblio Retrieved 10/8/2022.
  2. ^ "Story time: a closer look at Mary Norton and The Borrowers". OUPblog. January 11, 2007.
  3. ^ Canby, Vincent (November 12, 1971). "Angela Lansbury in 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Ness, Mari (May 30, 2013). "Cannibals AGAIN? Bed-Knob and Broomstick". Tor.com.
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