The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps
Murray Lachlan Young author Julie Verhoeven illustrator
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Scotland Street Press
Published:1st Aug '18
Should be back in stock very soon
Julie Verhoeven has previously collaborated with Versace, Mulberry and Louis Vuitton.
The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps is a modern ballad in verse form, reminiscent of the Tale of Tam o’ Shanter, but with a child protagonist. Crispin inherits a ghostly and ghastly stately pile, threatened by a curse and menaced by a demonic butler.
With 52 original illustrations, and told entirely in verse, The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps centres on young Crispin, the recently orphaned master of the Raddlesham Mumps. With only the company of the ancient butler Kenilworth, Crispin hears the tale od the lords of Raddlesham Mumps and their untimely demises. But Crispin doesn't realkse that the malevolent force that has been the bane of his family for generations has turned its gaze towards him.
Ghosts faeries and witches are brought to life by artist Julie Verhoeven. Young and Verhoeven's gothic collaboration outlines the perils of inheritance.
The Sunday Times;If ever there were a salutary tale of the perils of fame, of being careful what you wish for, of fin de siecle excess, the story of Murray Lachlan Young is it.The Guardian;Fast,funny, provocative and hugely entertaining;The Sunday Mail;Return of the million-pound poet.
ISBN: 9781910895269
Dimensions: 240mm x 160mm x 15mm
Weight: 369g
104 pages