The Resource The Marvels, Brian Selznick
The Marvels, Brian Selznick
Resource Information
The item The Marvels, Brian Selznick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The Marvels, Brian Selznick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 665 pages
- Note
- Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London
- Isbn
- 9780545448680
- Label
- The Marvels
- Title
- The Marvels
- Statement of responsibility
- Brian Selznick
- Subject
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- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Family life -- England | London -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- London (England) -- History -- Fiction
- London (England) -- Juvenile fiction
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Recluses -- Juvenile fiction
- Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction
- Theaters -- Fiction
- Theatrical companies -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Theatrical companies -- Juvenile fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Actors and actresses -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past
- Cataloging source
- NJQ/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Selznick, Brian
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ7.S4654
- LC item number
- Mar 2015
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- comics graphic novels
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shipwreck survival
- Runaway children
- Theatrical companies
- Recluses
- Shipwreck survival
- Theatrical companies
- London (England)
- London (England)
- London (England)
- Family life
- Actors and actresses
- Adventure and adventurers
- Theaters
- London (England)
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- The Marvels, Brian Selznick
- Note
- Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1616440
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 665 pages
- Isbn
- 9780545448680
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015023161
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1616440
- (OCoLC)897016494
- Label
- The Marvels, Brian Selznick
- Note
- Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1616440
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 665 pages
- Isbn
- 9780545448680
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015023161
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1616440
- (OCoLC)897016494
Subject
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Family life -- England | London -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- History -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- London (England) -- History -- Fiction
- London (England) -- Juvenile fiction
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Recluses -- Juvenile fiction
- Runaway children -- Juvenile fiction
- Shipwreck survival -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction
- Theaters -- Fiction
- Theatrical companies -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Theatrical companies -- Juvenile fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Actors and actresses -- Fiction
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