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Black Hearts in Battersea (Red Fox older fiction) (Paperback)

by Joan Aiken (Author), Pat Marriott (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (20 Feb 1992)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099888602
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099888604
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 286,657 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Simon, hero of "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase", comes to London to study painting. He finds it a sinister place seething with plots, a town of dark alleys, mysterious meetings and still odder disappearances, of the grandeur of eccentric dukes and the evil of conspirators.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars even better than the classic Wolves of Willoughby Chase, 4 Mar 2002
By A. Craig "Amanda Craig" (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Simon, the resourceful goose-boy who saves the girl in The WOlves of Willouhghby Chase, travels to London to learn the advancement of his natural taltent for art. But his friend and patron has mysteriously disappeared from the house of the Twites, a Cockney family whose only remotely applealing member is Dido, a gutter-snipe. Simon meets Sophie, an old friend from the orphanage who is now maid to the Duchess of Battersea - an eccentric woman who lost her twin babies. Wolves, Hanoverian, bombs and treachery make this piece of cod-historical fiction a glorious romping adventure. All the other books in this series worth checking out too.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning book for children of all ages, 11 Feb 2006
By D. Maceoin "amantedofado" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Hearts in Battersea (The Wolves of Willoughby Chase) (Paperback)
I read Black Hearts to my wife every night, and we both roll about laughing. Such rich, Dickensian characters, with Dido Twite standing out as one of the great figures of English fiction. The use of slang along with some very solid writing brings Dido and her manic family to life with great skill. It's a kid's book, but I'm 57, a professional novelist, with a background in English literature, and I think it's terrific. I can't imagine a child who wouldn't be entranced by the story, the characters, and the language. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great sequel to the Wolves of Willoughby Chase, 27 April 2004
This review is from: Black Hearts in Battersea (The Wolves of Willoughby Chase) (Paperback)
Black hearts in Battersea is a fantastic sequel to Joan Aiken's first inher James III series.
The story follows the character Simon, who firstappeared in the Wolves of Willoughby Chase, on his stay in London and hisstumbling across a Hanoverian plot to kill the legitimate Englishking.
A great read for readers of all ages!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Rambunctious and Humorous Romp
A highly entertaining adventure of missing persons, mistaken identities and Hanoverian conspiracies, set in the contrasting dark and nefarious streets of London and the gloomy... Read more
Published 17 months ago by thomasleaf

4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
This is a wonderfully whimsical book. I love the mixture of historical detail and fantasy. This series of books are what I would class as magic realism and I loved them. Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2001 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely MARVELLOUS book
I have had read and reread this fantastic book.I think it would be a great reading book for 9+over. This book is really vivid and imaginative with the Hanoverians occupying... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant witty fantasy
I read this book as a child and reread it as an adult. Set in an alternative history stream, with the wicked Hanoverians attempting to remove the Stuart king from the throne, it... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reworking of Victorian Melodrama for Children
Although this book is a sort-of sequel to the wonderful 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase' it's really the beginning of an alternative-history cycle in a Britain where James II was... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars exciting , satisfying and fun historical(ish) adventure
This is the second of a septet of books by Joan Aiken, and follows the adventures of Simon, the boy first encountered in the 'Wolves of Willoughby Chase. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 1999

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