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OverviewA compelling mix of tragedy and comedy set in the French Revolution, from acclaimed writer Leon Garfield. Two boys, Lewis and Richard, travel to paris in 1789 for very different reasons, and find their ideals challenged in the events of the French Revolution and the September massacre. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Leon GarfieldPublisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK Imprint: Red Fox Classics Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.267kg ISBN: 9781782950776ISBN 10: 178295077 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 28 December 2015 Recommended Age: From 9 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsA richly exuberant blend of elaborately plotted narrative, weaving between the comic, the tender and the macabre The Prisoners of September Author InformationLeon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |