Tag: Tom’s Midnight Garden
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TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN (1958) by Philippa Pearce
This time out, I’m going to take a look at something completely different. It’s a classic Young Adult/children’s novel written by a British author who is very famous on this side of the Atlantic, but is probably a lot less-known to readers in the US. Ann Philippa Pearce OBE (22 January 1920 – 21 December…
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Classic British Telefantasy: My Top Ten Favourites (Part Two)
Here\’s the second part of my rambling list of favourite Classic British Telefantasy series: At Number Four is Sapphire and Steel, one of the strangest telefantasy series ever. Short on budget, hence relatively scarce (but effective) special effects, but oozing with quality writing, and oppressive, frightening mood and terror, this was a truly classic sci-fantasy…