A powerful and dramatic piece of writing by former Poet Laureate John Masefield which vividly captures, jump by jump, all the thrilling action of a major horse-race in which the young jockey has staked all his hopes – and money! Beautifully illustrated by Cecil Aldin.
When Kay Harker meets a mysterious Punch and Judy man on his way home for Christmas, he little realizes that he is about to be plunged into adventure. The old man entrusts Kay with a strange puzzle box - the Box of Delights - before suddenly disappearing.
John Masefield's Sea-Fever: Selected Poems reissued as a Carcanet Classic.
A timeless classic adventure illustrated by former Children’s Laureate Quentin Blake,
‘Two of the greatest children’s books ever written’ – The Times on Box of Delights and The Midnight Folk.