{"product_id":"the-box-of-delights-isbn-9781590172513","title":"The Box of Delights","description":"Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: “The wolves are running.” Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay’s friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown’s plot, and save Christmas, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e is a great English children’s book and a perfect Christmas treat.\u003cp\u003e\"A wintry fantasy classic.\" —Michael Dirda, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, List of 66 Favorite Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This witty and wonderful children’s novel by the onetime Poet Laureate of the UK is widely beloved on the other side of the pond, but lesser known here. A travesty, that, since it’s a magic box in itself: a magical adventure that begins with a boy on his way home for Christmas, stopped by a man who implores him, 'And now, Master Harker, of Seekings, now that the Wolves are Running, as you will have seen, perhaps you would do something to stop their Bite?' Enter wizards and witches, mice, Roman soldiers, the toughest little girl you’ll ever meet, and Christmas just might be saved after all.” —\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book that always had the magic of a snowy English Christmas…. It’s still a lovely book, magical and funny, to be read by anybody of any age.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This classic of English children's literature, sadly overlooked by most on this  side of the Atlantic, has just been reissued in a beautiful edition by the New York  Review Children's Collection...Although \"The Box of Delights\" was first published  in 1935, Masefield's intoxicating prose has lost none of its pull...in this wonderful  tale of bravery and intrigue that deserves to become another staple of the holidays.\"   --\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"First published in 1935,\u003ci\u003e The Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e by  John Masefield is newly available. In the adventure-laden Christmas story, Kay Harker  (also the protagonist of Masefield's \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e) returns from boarding school  for the holidays and becomes involved in a struggle with a wizard and witch who wish  to possess the eponymous box.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This uniquely imaginative tale  would be a delight for fans of old-fashioned, English Literature and could be compared  to the likes of \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLion the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003c\/i\u003e.\" --CLEAR  Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Masefield’s] most popular children’s book…Original and remarkable.” –\u003ci\u003eThe  New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Masefield's novel, a plum pudding of strange adventures,  English legend, and spiritual feeling, should be more widely appreciated” –\u003ci\u003eThe Washington  Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights'\u003c\/i\u003e is based on a 1935 story by famous English poet John  Masefield, and it's crammed full of fantasy and adventures, almost as if every known  children's story had been combined in one. There's space travel and time travel and  evil villains and holiday sentiments and adventures, adventures, adventures.” –\u003ci\u003eThe  Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Every chapter in this book is marvelous, but the real delight derives  from Masefield’s style and the idiosyncratic, colorful speech of his various characters…Lovely  stuff.” –\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a writer’s oft-raided treasure trove…the  world’s best ‘crossover book’…It does time-travel better than \u003ci\u003eNarnia\u003c\/i\u003e…The story floats  on brilliant, eccentric dialogue and…never loses its snowy-Christmas, Nutcracker  enchantment…” –\u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Masefield the children’s writers is unbeatable.”  –\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Masefield\u003c\/b\u003e (1878—1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e, two novels \u003ci\u003eCaptain Margaret\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMultitude and Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e and a great deal of poetry, including his anthology \u003ci\u003eSaltwater Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"NYR Children's Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302230184165,"sku":"NP9781590172513","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590172513.jpg?v=1767738502","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-box-of-delights-isbn-9781590172513","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}