A Swarm In May William Mayne

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A Swarm In May by William Mayne

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The twentieth-century classic from the multi-award-winning William Mayne - the trials and tribulations of the youngest Singing Boy and Beekeeper in the Choir School.

A Swarm In May Summary

A Swarm In May by William Mayne

John Owen returns to the Choir School at the start of term to find that he is the youngest Singing Boy in the school. This means he must also be Beekeeper - a traditional role. One of the traditional duties of the Beekeeper is to sing a solo in the Cathedral. Owen hates and dreads the prospect, so he persuades the smallest boy in the school, Iddingley, to take his place.

Then, while exploring one of the Cathedral towers without permission, Owen finds something which makes him change his mind, and solves a mystery which has been baffling people for hundreds of years ...

This book broke new ground on its publication in 1955, and is now widely regarded as a twentieth-century classic. Our edition retains the original line illustrations by C.Walter Hodges. William Mayne is described in 'Twentieth Century Children's Writers' as 'one of the most talented and interesting authors writing for children today.'

A Swarm In May Reviews

It is pure joy ... * The Sunday Times *
Laconic, almost poetic, it is full of warmly human characters, humour, perception and wisdom * The Indpendent *
A brilliant and exciting book. * The Observer *
Mayne, at his best, is the best children's writer living * The Daily Telegraph *
... no one writes as he does. He remains a complete original, a damn-your-eyes individualist ... never less than true to his material. * Jan Mark, TES *
If it comes to naming our most prestigious living writer for the young, it has to be William Mayne. * The Observer *
He is the most versatile and experienced of writers for children in this country, wise, good and passionately honest. * The Times *
In sheer artistry, Mayne is still ahead of the game, the most original story-teller of the last half-century. * The School Librarian *
What Mayne achieves here is a tour de force of the writer's craft, having the capacity permanently to shift the reader's responsibility * BfK *

About William Mayne

William Mayne has been described as one of the outstanding children's authors of this century (Oxford Companion to Children's Lit.). He has won all major awards including the Carnegie and Guardian fiction award.

Jan Mark wrote of A SWARM IN MAY: 'elusive, eliptical, uncompromising ... I read and re-read it. I wished I had written it, I began to feel almost that I could write it. It showed me the way I must go.'

Additional information

Sku

GOR001819763

ISBN 13

9780340656815

ISBN 10

0340656816

Title

A Swarm In May by William Mayne

Author

William Mayne

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

Year published

1997-06-18

Number of pages

256

Prizes

N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us