Joan Aiken - The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase (abridged) (Read By The Author Joan Aiken) Album

Tracklist

1	The Encounter With Geese	5:33
2	The Two Guests	6:53
3	The Arrival	3:01
4	The Secret Passage	8:29
5	A Happy Ending	11:17
6	A Journey	3:44
7	The School	3:47
8	The Escape	6:05
9	Simon	8:30
10	The Wolves	4:53

Credits

• Abridged By – Joan Aiken
• Author – Joan Aiken
• Cover – Les Katz
• Directed By – Ward Botsford
• Liner Notes – Joan Aiken
• Mastered By – Howard W. Harris
• Read By – Joan Aiken
• Recorded By – Daniel A. Wolfert

Notes

Library of Congress Number: 77-741104
Source: The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase, Copyright 1962 by Joan Aiken.

Short intro

Aiken evokes a marvelous sense of atmosphere, a sensation thats heightened by the contrast between the outside world and the inside of Bonnies home: Willoughby Chase. A cold and haunting mood pervades the outside with its somber sighing of the wind and the hideous howling of the wolves. Set in an alternative history of early-19th century England, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase follows the adventurous of two cousins as they try to escape from the evil clutches of their new governess and her cronies. We have bold Bonnie, daughter of Sir Willoughby, and her more timid cousin Sylvia who is an orphan and was raised by her frail aunt. JOAN AIKEN was born in Sussex in 1924. She wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the 20 century. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which the Lewis Carroll prize-winning The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title. Even so, I thoroughly enjoyed this. I came to the Wolves of Willoughby Chase slightly jaded after reading one too many boring and formulaic crime novels and found this a very refreshing read - like a glass of cold water on a hot day or a decent pint after a day's walking. It's lively and atmospheric with two engaging female lead characters. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is a children's novel by Joan Aiken, first published in 1962. Set in an alternative history of England, it tells of the adventures of cousins Bonnie and Sylvia and their friend Simon the goose-boy as they thwart the evil schemes of their governess Miss Slighcarp, and their so called teacher at boarding school, Mrs. A Yearling book. Originally published: 1962. Three children become involved in a series of adventures when left under the care of a detestable governess in a rural English Aikens beloved childrens novel 50th year by her own explicit design contains all the elements of Victorian melodrama-parents presumed lost at sea, the two plucky cousins Bonnie and Sylvia, a scheming instructress, a loyal nursemaid and resourceful goose boy, and cross-England treks. audiobooks Joan Aiken Lizza Aiken Listenting Library children. by Joan Aiken Author. In this chilling beginning to The Wolves Chronicles, two little cousins are left in the care of an evil governess. They escape and travel 400 miles to London with their friend Simon and his geese. Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. A British novel for young teens, read in a marvelous British accent, full of adventure. Both children and adults enjoyed it in our family. Read more. Using the novel The Wolves of Willoughby Chase you will learn how to find information from a text and summarise a character. This lesson includes: two videos of musician and TV presenter YolanDa Brown reading extracts from the book. three activities. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. I look forward to reading it. Now watch YolanDa read another extract from The Wolves of Willoughby Chase. What impression do you get of the relationship between Sir Willoughby and his daughter Bonnie Watch YolanDa read a further extract from 'The Wolves of Willoughby Chase'. Video Transcript. Thats all right, said Sir Willoughby heartily. Fust Laurel-Leaf pniilinЧMa 1'WI FiEiii I-aiircl-Lt-af puntingЧOdoltcr 1981. It was duskЧwinter dusk. Snow lay white and shin- ing over the pleated hills, and icicles hung from the forest trees. Snow lay piled on the dark road across Willoughby Wold, but from dawn men had been clearing it with brooms and shovels. There were hun- dreds of them at work, wrapped in sacking because of the bitter cold, and keeping together in groups for fear of the wolves, grown savage and reckless from hunger. Snow lay thick, too. upon'the roof of Willoughby Chase,. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Amanda Craig, writing in The Times, said, 'She was a consummate story-teller, one that each generation discovers anew. Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in l962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United Stat. Joan Aiken, Author: Joan Aiken. There are wolves outside the walls of Willoughby Chase, but for cousins Bonnie and Sylvia, the real danger lies inside. Their wicked governess Miss Slighcarp is working with a network of criminals, forgers and snitches to carry out a terrible plan. Bonnie and Sylvia must use all their wits if they are to escape their cruel governess - and the wolves. Set in an alternative 1832, in which Good King James III is on the throne, and Britain is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel