I Capture the Castle

Name: I Capture the Castle
Brand: Dodie Smith
SKU: 9781509843732
Price: 9.07 GBP
Availability: InStock

by Dodie Smith

Title:

Author:

Dodie Smith

Series (if any):

Macmillan Collector's Library

Format:

Hardback

Number of pages:

448 pages

Publisher:

Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL

ISBN-13:

9781509843732

EAN:

9781509843732

Classifications:

Classic and Biographical

Weight (g):

356

Dimensions (mm):

118 x 158 x 25

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£9.07

17 copies in stock

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Description

One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.

A wonderfully quirky coming-of-age story, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians is an affectionately drawn portrait of one of the funniest families in literature.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated by Ruth Steed, and features an afterword by publisher Anna South.

The eccentric Mortmain family have been rattling around in a vast, decrepit castle for years, gradually slipping into financial ruin. Mortmain is crippled by writer’s block, while his beautiful second wife Topaz struggles to be a dutiful stepmother to Rose, Cassandra and Thomas. Rose needs a husband, Thomas an education but Cassandra lives for her writing. Through her gloriously witty and shrewd diaries, she chronicles the trials of family life, the impact on their prospects of the arrival of a glamorous American family, and the agonies of falling in love for the first time.