Black Jack - Softcover

Garfield, Leon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374406960 ISBN 13: 9780374406967

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2000

Synopsis

"Leon Garfield is unmatched for sheer, exciting storytelling." -- Lloyd Alexander

A swarthy villain, nearly seven foot tall and presumed hanged, seems to wake from the dead in the presence of young Bartholomew Dorking. Having outwitted the noose, Black Jack enlists the unwilling boy to be his companion. Together they weave their way through the seamiest parts of old London, a traveling circus, and a private madhouse where forgotten lunatics are chained in empty rooms, and from which Bartholomew rescues Belle, a girl who may not be mad at all. Culminating in a ground-shaking climax, this strange and rich novel, whose 1979 film adaptation was shown at the Cannes International Film Festival, will enrapture readers young and old.

About this title

About the Author

Leon Garfield (1921-96) was the author of numerous books for children and adults. Black Jack was his fourth books, originally published in 1968.

Review

"It's a fine thing that Leon Garfield's rip-roaring and funny tales should be brought back into circulation for a new generation." --Joan Aiken

"Leon Garfield's name belongs on everybody's shortlist of truly great writers for readers of all ages." -- Michael Cart

"Garfield remains a talent to be remembered and a master to be emulated." -- Gregory Maguire

"There has never been a writer to equal Garfield for ebullient, rip-roaring, gruesome, joyful, and witty evocation of the past, and for wonderful page-turning adventure stories." -- jill Paton Walsh

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0374406960
• ISBN 13: 9780374406967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 197