Clockwork: Unabridged (Cover to Cover)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (984 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 185549695X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 589 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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With its eerie black-and-white illustrations by Leonid Gore and its happily-ever-after ending to some thrilling suspense, Clockwork is a fine fairy tale for younger children and a thought-provoking twist on the art of narrative for older ones. --Barrie Trinkle. As the townspeople of Glockenheim gather in the White Horse Tavern on the eve of the unveiling of a new figure for their great town clock, Karl, the clockmaker's apprentice, reveals to Fritz, a young storyteller, that he has not been able to construct the figure. With its inspiration lying solidly in the German romantic tradition of E
Tick, tock, tick, tock! Some stories are like that. Once you've wend them up, nothing will stop them A tormented apprentice clock-maker, a deadly mechanical knight in armour - and the sinister Dr Kalmenius, who some say is the devil Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way. Almost like clockwork
"I loved this! I couldn't believe it was a children's" according to Sir Gordon. I loved this!I couldn't believe it was a children's book, that's how engaged I was. Perfect spooky bedtime story, for the older ones.. "Underrated Masterpiece" according to M. Hansen. Even if you've never read anything by Phillip Pullman, BUY IT NOW. It's a beautiful, haunting, and understated little gem of a book. I first bought this book at around 8 or 9 and it was one of the first books (and boy do I read), that stuck with me. Sadly, I lost mine years ago and put picking up another copy on my to do list about five years ago, figuring I'. a fine fairy tale in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm audrey frances Having read and enjoyed Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy, I decided to read this tale. It is definitely a fairy story in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm -- not for very young readers, but very entertaining for kids over 10, I'd say. Three interconnected stories revolve around the deeds of the mysterious and ingenious Dr. Kalmenius and his dealings w