Selznick, Brian,

The Marvels / Brian Selznick. - pages cm

Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text.

In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.

ISBN: 9780545448680 (hard cover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2015023161

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Families
Actors
Theater
Adventure stories.
Family life
Actors and actresses
Adventure and adventurers
Theaters

LC Class. No.: PZ7.S4654 / Mar 2015

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]