Items related to Hobberdy Dick
First published in 1955, Katherine Briggs' story about the hobgoblin whose charge it is to protect and influence the unloving Puritan family who come to live at Widford Manor after the Civil War is a classic of English children's writing. Hobberdy Dick's benign works in favour of the characters carry the story from sadness to delight; but it is his character as ancient guardian that holds the reader. For the true conclusion is that sanctioned by fairy lore: the offer of mortal cloth for Dick to wear which will bring him eternal release from servitude. All these strands are intertwined with wonderful ease. Katharine Briggs's absorption in 'the personnel of fairyland' confers a naturalness to the supernatural goings-on, while the precise attention she gives to its setting reinforces this. Much of her youth had been spent in Scotland, but in 1939 she had bought a house in Burford and her love of the Cotswolds, with their green roads, their barrows, and their standing stones bring accuracy and, above all, warmth to her portrayal of both landscape and people.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Katherine Mary Briggs was born in north London in 1898, the eldest of three daughters. She was educated at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, obtaining her MA in 1926. In the years that followed she wrote and produced many plays, alongside studying towards her PhD which she completed with a thesis in folklore in seventeenth century literature. Briggs went on to write various books on fairies and folklore, including the definitive four-volume Dictionary of British Folk-Tales. Her children's books include Hobberdy Dick and Kate Crackernuts. She was awarded the Doctorate in Literature in 1969 and spent the latter part of her life working for the Folklore Society, which named an award in her honor. Briggs died in 1980.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0571252060
- ISBN 13 9780571252060
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 26.35
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.57. Seller Inventory # 0571252060-2-1
Buy New
US$ 26.35
Convert currency
Stock Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.57. Seller Inventory # 353-0571252060-new
Buy New
US$ 26.36
Convert currency
Stock Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber Finds
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Paperback
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 7.64x4.96x0.79 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0571252060
Buy New
US$ 13.74
Convert currency
Stock Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780571252060_new
Buy New
US$ 16.62
Convert currency
Stock Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0571252060
Buy New
US$ 32.98
Convert currency
Stock Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0571252060
Buy New
US$ 36.89
Convert currency
Seller Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber And Faber Ltd. Apr 2011
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Taschenbuch
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Tells the story about the hobgoblin whose charge it is to protect and influence the unloving Puritan family who come to live at Widford Manor after the Civil War. 208 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780571252060
Buy New
US$ 20.22
Convert currency
Seller Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber And Faber Ltd.
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Taschenbuch
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Tells the story about the hobgoblin whose charge it is to protect and influence the unloving Puritan family who come to live at Widford Manor after the Civil War. Seller Inventory # 9780571252060
Buy New
US$ 22.34
Convert currency
Stock Image
HOBBERDY DICK
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2009)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: NEW. Seller Inventory # NW9780571252060
Buy New
US$ 17.02
Convert currency
Seller Image
Hobberdy Dick
Published by
Faber and Faber ltd.
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0571252060
ISBN 13: 9780571252060
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. First published in 1955, Katherine Briggs story about the hobgoblin whose charge it is to protect and influence the unloving Puritan family who come to live at Widford Manor after the Civil War is a classic of English children s writing.Klappentext. Seller Inventory # 5939037
Buy New
US$ 20.19
Convert currency