The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons is a 1944 children's book by Mary Norton.[1] The book was later adapted into the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.[2][3]
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Mary Norton |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons |
| Illustrator | Kiddell Monroe (UK) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent & Sons (UK) G. P. Putnam's Sons (US) |
Publication date | 1944 |
| Publication place | Great Britain |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 978-0460881807 |
| Followed by | Bonfires and Broomsticks |
Synopsis
editWhile spending the summer in Bedfordshire, England, Carey, Charles and Paul meet Miss Price, the old spinster next door. When Paul sees Miss Price riding a broomstick, the children realize she is a witch. In return for their silence, Miss Price casts a spell on a knob from the bed so that when the knob is turned, the bed will fly wherever they wish to go. The children take the bed on various magical adventures.
Omnibus
editThe book and its 1947 sequel Bonfires and Broomsticks were combined into the omnibus Bedknob and Broomstick in 1957, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
References
edit- ^ Buell, Ellen Lewis (12 March 1944). "THE MAGIC BED-KNOB, or How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons. By Mary Norton. Illustrated by Waldo Peirce. Unpaged. New York: Distributed for the Hyperion Press by G.P. Putnam's Sons. $1.75". The New York Times.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (12 November 1971). "Angela Lansbury in 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'". The New York Times.
- ^ Rule, Sheila (3 September 1992). "Mary Norton, 88, Author of the 'Borrowers' Series". The New York Times.
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