HILDICK, E. W.

£200 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Lucky Les. First edition of Hildick's charming gamebook, one of the earliest examples of a pick-a-path narrative, with five possible endings for Lucky Les. The reader's decision to send Les to Doctor Scratch's Academy or Miss Tabb's boarding school - "the only two that took young cats" - leads Les to some strange places: a life at sea with pirates and cannibals, a farm with magical apples, and a mountain-top encounter with a bloodthirsty giant. The book feature drawings by Peter Barrett, known for his animal themed illustrations for the likes of Durrell, Herriot, and Kenneth Grahame.

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