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Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman is the first children's novel written by British author Philip Pullman. It was published in 1982. The story was originally written by Pullman to be performed as a school play at Bishop Kirk Middle School, Oxford, where Pullman was an English teacher.
- Philip Pullman, Diana Bryan
- 1982
Set in the fictional swiss village of Karlstein, it tells the story of the evil Count Karlstein; who makes a terrible deal with the Demon Huntsman, Zamiel. The Count's two young neice's Lucy and Charlotte are in danger as a result of their Uncle's bargain and it is up to Hildi, the castle's maidservant to help them.
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It’s All Souls’ Eve and Zamiel the Demon Huntsman has come to claim his prey! He’s headed straight for Castle Karlstein, where the evil count has hatched an evil plan; he’ll sacrifice his two young nieces to save himself.
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Jul 12, 2021 · 202 pages (large print) : 24 cm. In the mountains of Switzerland the wicked Count Karlstein plots to abandon his two orphaned nieces in a hunting lodge as prey to the Demon Huntsman and his ghostly hounds. Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1982. Access-restricted-item.
The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman the creator of His Dark Materials, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure....
A deliciously terrifying and wickedly funny Gothic tale, COUNT KARLSTEIN is the first-ever children's novel by the award-winning Philip Pullman. Originally published in 1982, this new edition of COUNT KARLSTEIN is a treat no Pullman fan should miss.
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- Philip Pullman
Jul 30, 2018 · The very first children's novel by Philip Pullman the creator of His Dark Materials, Count Karlstien is a deliciously terrifying, wickedly funny adventure. Illustrated by Peter Bailey.
