Bonfires and Broomsticks

Bonfires and Broomsticks
	First edition (UK)
Author	Mary Norton
Illustrator	Waldo Pierce
Cover artist	Mary Adshead
Language	English
Publisher	J. M. Dent
Publication date	10 May 1947;
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages	192
ISBN	978-0460881760
Preceded by	The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons

Bonfires and Broomsticks is a 1947 children's book by Mary Norton.^[2] Parts of the book were adapted into the 1971 Disney movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks.^[3]^[4]

Synopsis

Two years after the events of The Magic Bedknob, Carey, Charles, and Paul convince their mother to let them stay with Miss Price again. Using the bed knob, they travel back in time to the reign of Charles II, where they meet a friendly necromancer called Emilius and bring him back with them.

Omnibus

The book and its 1944 predecessor were combined into the omnibus Bedknob and Broomstick in 1957, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.

References

^ ^a ^b Biblio Retrieved 10/8/2022.
^ "Story time: a closer look at Mary Norton and The Borrowers". OUPblog. January 11, 2007.
^ Canby, Vincent (November 12, 1971). "Angela Lansbury in 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'" – via NYTimes.com.
^ Ness, Mari (May 30, 2013). "Cannibals AGAIN? Bed-Knob and Broomstick". Tor.com.

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[biblio-1] Biblio Retrieved 10/8/2022.

[2] "Story time: a closer look at Mary Norton and The Borrowers". OUPblog. January 11, 2007.

[3] Canby, Vincent (November 12, 1971). "Angela Lansbury in 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'" – via NYTimes.com.

[4] Ness, Mari (May 30, 2013). "Cannibals AGAIN? Bed-Knob and Broomstick". Tor.com.

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