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The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. The gang will stop at nothing to carry out their plan, even kidnapping Kay's friend, the tough little Maria Jones, and threatening to cancel Christmas celebrations altogether. But with the help of his allies, including an intrepid mouse, a squadron of Roman soldiers, the legendary Herne the Hunter, and the inventor of the Box of Delights himself, Kay just may be able rescue his friend, foil Abner Brown's plot, and save Christmas, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e is a great English children's book and a perfect Christmas treat.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49522546180369,"sku":"GOR004908892","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49777574478097,"sku":"CIN1590172515G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49791883477265,"sku":"GOR005929798","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50215963623697,"sku":"CIN1590172515VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50944455639313,"sku":"GOR008506621","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51038708564241,"sku":"NIN9781590172513","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1590172515.jpg?v=1751023689"},{"product_id":"midnight-folk-book-john-masefield-9781590172902","title":"The Midnight Folk","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Folk\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to Kay Harker, the orphaned boy who is also the hero of John Masefield's classic Christmas fantasy, \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e. Kay lives in a vast old country house, and is looked after by an unpleasant duo: the oily and egregious Sir Theopompous and the petulant and punitive Sylvia Daisy Pouncer. In her zeal to educate Kay on the finer points of Latin grammar, Sylvia Daisy has even taken away all of Kay's toys. Life seems very dull, until out of an old family portrait steps Kay's great-grandfather, a sea captain, who, if legend is to be believed, made off with a fabulous treasure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Soon Kay is engaged in a thrilling quest that begins each night as the clock strikes twelve, taking him into the enchanted and dangerous world of the Midnight Folk: pirates, highwaymen, talking animals, and a gang of witches led by none other than Sylvia Daisy (in cahoots, as in \u003ci\u003eThe Box of Delights\u003c\/i\u003e, with the arch-villain Abner Brown). 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