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David Henry Wilson

Autor(a) de Coachman Rat

45+ Works 436 Membros 9 Reviews

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Obras de David Henry Wilson

Coachman Rat (1985) 120 cópias
The Castle of Inside Out (1997) 30 cópias
There's a Wolf in My Pudding (1986) 17 cópias
Do Goldfish Play the Violin? (1985) 11 cópias
Der Fluch der achten Fee (1989) 9 cópias
Yucky Ducky (1990) 8 cópias
My Favorite Animal Families (2010) 6 cópias
All the World's a Stage. (1969) 5 cópias
Ters Yüz Satosu (2018) 4 cópias
Ich bin ein Superhund (1987) 3 cópias
Superdog (1987) 2 cópias
The Make-Up Artist (1973) 1 exemplar(es)
[No title] 1 exemplar(es)
Mein großes Buch der Tierfamilien (2010) 1 exemplar(es)
Superdog in Trouble (Knight Books) (1992) 1 exemplar(es)
Ashmadi (1996) 1 exemplar(es)

Associated Works

The Princess Plot (2005) — Tradutor, algumas edições438 cópias
Armstrong: The Adventurous Journey of a Mouse to the Moon (Mouse Adventures) (2016) — Tradutor, algumas edições230 cópias
Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure (2018) — Tradutor, algumas edições150 cópias
Mr. Squirrel and the Moon (2006) — Tradutor, algumas edições109 cópias
An Oxford Book of Christmas Stories (1986) — Contribuinte — 68 cópias
Wiener Werkstätte design in Vienna, 1903-1932 (2003) — Tradutor, algumas edições56 cópias
Pictograms, Icons and Signs (2006) — Tradutor, algumas edições42 cópias
Hymn to Old Age (2011) — Tradutor, algumas edições21 cópias
The Tiger's Egg (2018) — Tradutor, algumas edições18 cópias
Found Photography (Photofile) (2013) — Tradutor, algumas edições8 cópias
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 3, November 1980 (1980) — Contribuinte — 4 cópias
Walter Pater: The Aesthetic Moment (European Studies in English Literature) (2011) — Tradutor, algumas edições1 exemplar(es)
The Cathedral of Monreale and Norman Architecture in Sicily. English Ed (1965) — Tradutor, algumas edições1 exemplar(es)

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Nome de batismo
Wilson, David Henry
Data de nascimento
1937
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
UK

Membros

Resenhas

29/2021. This is a children's novel with glorious gothy ghastly illustrations by the inimitable Chris Riddell. The plot is a pun-tastic gothic Alice in Wonderland meets Animal Farm, set in junior Gormenghast, and begins with our heroine Lorina (not Alice) being led by the Black (not White) Rabbit to the Castle of Inside Out. A grimly entertaining farce that also reminds me of Chris Riddell's slightly gentler Goth Girl series.

Quotes

Eating people is wrong: "She remembered once hearing about people who ate people. They were called cannonballs."

Animal occupations: "allicaterers, hippopotters, photogophers, physioterrapins, steeplejackals," etc.
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spiralsheep | outras 2 resenhas | Feb 10, 2021 |
The rating is mostly for what I thought of it as a kid as opposed to now. It's one of those books that I really loved and I can't for the life of me fathom WHY. It reads like "Baby's First Book of Communism" now. I dunno, the message was a bit too ham-fisted for me to really enjoy it but I can see why I liked it as a kid (the message of sharing with those less fortunate was really all I picked up on at the time). Basically, it's not the message that bothers me, but the execution.
 
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hoegbottom | outras 2 resenhas | Jan 30, 2016 |
The rating is mostly for what I thought of it as a kid as opposed to now. It's one of those books that I really loved and I can't for the life of me fathom WHY. It reads like "Baby's First Book of Communism" now. I dunno, the message was a bit too ham-fisted for me to really enjoy it but I can see why I liked it as a kid (the message of sharing with those less fortunate was really all I picked up on at the time). Basically, it's not the message that bothers me, but the execution.
 
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hoegbottom | outras 2 resenhas | Jan 30, 2016 |
This was one of those books that I read the summary and was confused by what it was really about it. Honestly for the one who enjoys fairytales, especially the darker versions, I would recommend this story to be read. Thankfully I took a chance on it and it is one of the books that I have been able to add to my higher collection.

The story is a intriguing blend of "Pied Piper" with "Cinderella", which is an unusual combination within itself but it works. The story is breathtaking and full of suspense while also grounding the two fairytales that even with magic it makes you wonder why you haven't thought of fairytales within backgrounds of their time.

The main characters have an intriguing life of their own although a few like the Princess Amadea were a bit flat for their secondary roles. Others were devious, kind-hearted or like our protagonist so human that it makes you wonder he was even a rat to begin with. And you can immerse yourself with the human elements of the story - emotions, motives, ambitions, etc - that you know the author had a good grasp of the human mind.

The best part of the story for me is the way that it is written for it reminds me of Felix Salten's "Bambi" - novel and philosophy combined beautifully. Will definitely be returning to read this again.
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flamingrosedrakon | outras 4 resenhas | Aug 26, 2015 |

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Obras
45
Also by
15
Membros
436
Popularidade
#56,114
Avaliação
4.0
Resenhas
9
ISBNs
130
Idiomas
4

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