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The Midnight Folk
HarperCollins Children’s Classics (Related to this series)
- Author
- John Masefield
- Narrator
- Caius Nicholas
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 November 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
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What to expect
‘You ought to know about the treasure, Kay … for until it is restored or traced, no man of our name ought to rest.’
Determined to recover the long-lost family treasure, Kay finds himself in a race against the evil Abner Brown. Abner has his witch friends and his dark magic to help him, but Kay has the very special Midnight Folk.
In a breathtaking, magical quest, which side will find the treasure first?
John Masefield’s classic children’s book is considered to be one of the great works of modern children’s fiction. Magical, fantastical and filled with vivid, rich characters – brought to life in this edition by Quentin Blake’s stunning artwork – The Magic Folk and its prequel The Box of Delights are a must-read for any child.
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‘Two of the greatest children’s books ever written’ – The Times on Box of Delights and The Midnight Folk.
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Details
- Author
- John Masefield
- Narrator
- Caius Nicholas
- Duration
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 November 2025
- ISBN
- 9780008782085
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
‘Two of the greatest children’s books ever written’ – The Times on The Box of Delights and The Midnight Folk. ‘You ought to know about the treasure, Kay … for until it is restored or traced, no man of our name ought to rest.’ Determined to recover the long-lost family treasure, Kay finds himself in a race against the evil Abner Brown. Abner has his witch friends and his dark magic to help him, but Kay has the very special Midnight Folk. In a breathtaking, magical quest, which side will find the treasure first? John Masefield’s classic children’s book is considered to be one of the great works of modern children’s fiction. Magical, fantastical and filled with vivid, rich characters – brought to life in this edition by Quentin Blake’s stunning artwork – The Magic Folk and its prequel The Box of Delights are a must-read for any child.
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