With the help of Mr. Grimshaw, a mysterious man from the train, Miss Slighcarp takes over the household, dismissing all but the most untrustworthy household servants, threatening to arrest those who defy her, wearing Lady Green's gowns and tampering with Sir Willoughby's legal papers. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in 1962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Wicked wolves and a grim governess threaten Bonnie and her cousin Sylvia when Bonnie's parents leave Willoughby Chase for a sea voyage. Book. She is a large, lazy woman with yellow eyes who owns the orphanage to which Bonnie and Sylvia are sent. Unfortunately some wolves infiltrate the household and begin to chase the girls through the manor. This edition of the beloved classic features an introduction by Aiken's daughter, Lizza, providing insight into the struggles Aiken--much like her heroines--had to endure before finally finishing this classic story a decade after she started writing it. She has a silly temper, seen, for instance, when she sees Miss Slighcarp wearing her mother’s favourite dress and lashes out, telling her to take off the dress immediately. Seller Inventory # 0440496039, More information about this seller The Wolves Chronicles (in narrative order): The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1963) Black Hearts in Battersea (1964) Nightbirds on Nantucket (1966) The Stolen Lake (1981) Dangerous Games, published in the UK as Limbo Lodge (1999) The Whispering Mountain (1968), a side-story simultaneous to The Cuckoo Tree; The Cuckoo Tree (1971) Dido and Pa (1986) Why is Did... More, King Richard, son of James III lies gravely ill and there are rumours that the king's enemy, the Duchess of Burgundy, is... More, 'It's a rotten old job being King!' Left in the care of the cruel Miss Slighcarp, the girls can hardly believe what is happening to their once happy home. But whether they are confronting the eponymous wolves of Willoughby Chase or enduring the drudgery of a charity school, our two young heroines never lose sight of their goal: to expose the machinations of their enemy, and regain their home... Children's fiction with a Victorian London setting. Paperback. With the help of James, the loyal servant who stayed on to watch over them as best he can, they discover that Miss Slighcarp has truly nefarious plans for Willoughby Chase. Even the wolves that surround the great house of Willoughby Chase are not as cruel and merciless as the evil Miss Slighcarp. The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure. Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2013. Book is in NEW condition. Brand New!. By using this website you agree with our, Copyright © 2015 Toppsta. Sir Willoughby: The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2017. The influence of Charles Dickens, Sheridan leFanu, Wilkie Collins, and the Sensation novelists of that time can be seen here. "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Wolves of Willoughby Chase, book 1) by Joan Aiken", "Wolves of Willoughby Chase at the Fringe", "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Progress Theatre in Reading", "Welcome pypscripts.co.uk - Justhost.com", "ACTion Community Theatre Company | In Residence at The Terry O'Toole Theatre, Lincolnshire", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Wolves_of_Willoughby_Chase&oldid=986353728, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 31 October 2020, at 09:40. A fun read for all ages. I was so pleased to find this available, and I am greatly enjoying listening again. I enjoyed it very much, this was the first Aiken I have read and realise that I should have read far more since she's such an established and well-received children's author. Children or YA, parents lost at sea, kids run away to big city in search of lawyer or family. The servants are dismissed, the furniture is sold, and Bonnie and Sylvia are sent to a prison-like orphan school. Condition: New. Includes dust jacket if published with one. November 14th 2000 When I was a child I read this several times, but I haven't since. Condition: new. Now I realize that it's more like a loving riff on Dickensian themes. Great exciting adventure story, written in a quaint old-fashioned way, I reckon it'd suit ages 10+ due to locking naughty kids in dungeons/ parents going missing etc.