<b><a href="http://bellairsia.com">John Bellairs</a></b> (1938–1991) was an American novelist working primarily in the Gothic genre. He is best-known for the children's classic <i>The House with a Clock in its Walls</i> 1973) and for the pathbreaking fantasy novel <i>The Face in the Frost</i> (1969). Bellairs held a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University and a master's in English from the University of Chicago. He combined writing and teaching from 1963 to 1971, including a year at <a hr...
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Synopsis
Orphan Lewis Barnavelt expects a quiet life with his uncle, but discovers his uncle and his neighbor are actually powerful magicians. Lewis is thrilled to learn magic himself, but his experiments accidentally awaken a dangerous force tied to the house's past. Now, Lewis and his magical relatives must race against time to stop a doomsday clock hidden within the walls.
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Lewis BarnaveltProtagonist
Florence ZimmermannSupporting
Jonathan BarnaveltSupporting
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The House With a Clock in Its WallsUnknown, 2018
199 pages
PiccadillyISBN: 97818481277155 editions available
