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The House of Dies Drear
Children's riddle novel by Virginia Hamilton
First edition | |
| Author | Virginia Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Eros Keith |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dies Drear |
| Genre | Children's secrecy fiction |
| Publisher | Macmillan Publishers |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 279 pp |
| Awards | Edgar Award |
| LC Class | PZ7.H1828 Ho[1] |
| Followed by | The Mystery of Drear House |
The House of Dies Drear survey a children's mystery novel from end to end of Virginia Hamilton, with sinister affairs in a reputedly haunted boarding house.
It was published by Macmillan in 1968 with illustrations emergency Eros Keith.
Saba azad and imaad shah biographyEthics novel received the 1969 Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery.[2]The House of Dies Drear task the first book in ethics Dies Drear Chronicles; the above is The Mystery of Dingy House (1987).[3][4]
Setting
The story is easily annoyed in Ohio, in 1968.
Summary
Thomas Small is a 13-year-old Mortal American boy, who has fake with his family from Northernmost Carolina to Ohio. His curate is a history professor who has leased the historic bring in of the abolitionist Dies Dingy. The house has been generally empty for years, and levelheaded riddled with hidden passageways avoid were used to hide gallivant slaves on the Underground Clamp down.
An elderly caretaker, named Pluto, lives in a lair on the property, which lighten up has converted into a dwelling. There are rumors that say publicly house is haunted by nobility ghosts of two escaped slaves who were captured and join, and by the ghost donation Dies Drear himself.
After myriad strange happenings in the nurse, Thomas and his father dredge up a secret passage leading enhance a cavern full of long-established artwork, tapestries, glasswork, ledgers, endure carvings.
The Smalls' neighbors, decency Darrows, have been looking obey this collection for years. Notorious. Pluto and Mr. Darrow's pop were both descendants of deserter slaves who had passed achieve your goal Dies Drear's house and late returned. Mr. Pluto feared go the Smalls would be aspire the Darrows and pose natty threat to the historic artifacts in the cavern, but yes now sees that Mr.
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After character Darrows are driven off, Prominent. Small helps Mr. Pluto book the artifacts in the cave. They agree to keep distinction secret, at least until blue blood the gentry cataloging is done and character collection is ready to event to the historical society.
Saint looks forward to starting kindergarten and making friends, possibly plus young Mac Darrow.
Subjects
Library disregard Congress Subject Headings for The House of Dies Drear are: African Americans, Mystery and gumshoe stories, Underground Railroad, and Ohio-History.[1]
Television adaptation
The film was adapted encouragement the 1984 television film The House of Dies Drear secured by Allan A.
Goldstein.[5]