Malamander by Thomas Taylor
A quirky, creepy fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea finds a colorful cast of characters in hot pursuit of a sea monster thought to convey a surprising gift.It's winter in the town of Eerie-on-Sea, where the mist is thick and the salt spray is rattling the windows of the Grand Nautilus Hotel. Inside, young Herbert Lemon, Lost and Founder for the hotel, has an unexpected visitor. It seems that Violet Parma, a fearless girl around his age, lost her parents at the hotel when she was a baby, and she's sure that the nervous Herbert is the only person who can help her find them. The trouble is, Violet is being pursued at that moment by a strange hook-handed man. And the town legend of the Malamander -- a part-fish, part-human monster whose egg is said to make dreams come true -- is rearing its scaly head. As various townspeople, some good-hearted, some nefarious, reveal themselves to be monster hunters on the sly, can Herbert and Violet elude them and discover what happened to Violet's kin? This lighthearted, fantastical mystery, featuring black-and-white spot illustrations, kicks off a trilogy of fantasies set in the seaside town.
Thomas Taylor (1758–1835) was an English translator and Neoplatonist who was the first to translate the whole works of Aristotle and Plato, as well as Orphic fragments, into English. Taylor was born in London and attended St. Paul's School, where he concentrated on classical and mathematical studies. After working as a clerk in Lubbock's Bank, he was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Society for the Promotion of Art (forerunner to the Royal Society of Arts), where he made a number of powerful acquaintances who helped him publish his numerous translations, which included Proclus, Porphyry, Apuleius, Ocellus Lucanus, and other Neoplatonists in addition to Plato and Aristotle. His goal was to complete a translation of all of the ancient Greek philosophers' untranslated works.
Taylor admired Hellenism, particularly Plato's and the Neoplatonists Proclus and the most divine Iamblichus, whose works he translated into English. He was so fascinated by the ancients that he and his wife only spoke to each other in classical Greek. He was also an outspoken critic of the corruption and shallowness of Christianity at the time. Taylor was mocked and made many enemies, yet he was well-liked in other circles.
Taylor was a frequent attendee at the gatherings of eccentric wanderer and philosopher John Walking Stewart, who was one of his pals. Taylor's suggested emendations were informed by his understanding of the Platonists, as the texts he utilized had been altered since the 16th century but were broken by lacunae. W. was influenced by his translations. Percy B. Blake, Percy B. Blake, Percy B. Blake,
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| ISBN 13 | 9781536207224 |
| ISBN 10 | 1536207225 |
| Title | Malamander |
| Author | Thomas Taylor |
| Series | The Legends Of Eerie-On-Sea |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Walker Books Us |
| Year published | 2019-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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