The Box of Delights

By John Masefield, Judith Masefield (illustrator),

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And now, Master Harker, now that the Wolves are Running, perhaps you could do something to stop their Bite?'

A magical old man has asked Kay to protect the Box of Delights, a Box with which he can travel through time. But Kay is in danger: Abner Brown will stop…

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1 author picked The Box of Delights as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This might be the book that transformed me into a reader.

Masefield, also the UK’s one-time poet laureate, writes a magical Christmas adventure story about a boy called Kay who comes into possession of a magical box that allows the owner to shrink, move quickly, and even travel back in time. It’s full of scenes that stay with me even now and is such a rich, imaginative world. It deserves to be far better known!

It may contain the mention of a sword in passing.

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