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John Bellairs

1938 - 1991

John Bellairs (1938–1991) was an American novelist working primarily in the Gothic genre. He is best-known for the children's classic The House with a Clock in its Walls 1973) and for the pathbreaking fantasy novel The Face in the Frost (1969). Bellairs held a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University and a master's in English from the University of Chicago. He combined writing and teaching from 1963 to 1971, including a year at Shimer College that coincided with that school's storied Grotesque Internecine Struggle. After 1971, he took up writing as his full-time work. (from Shimer College Wiki)

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  • Cover of: The House with a Clock in Its Walls

    First published in 1973 41 editions in 4 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition lapenduledhallow0000john Cover of edition isbn_9781415550373_0 Cover of edition housewithclockin0000bell Cover of edition housewithclockin0000bell_n6f4 Cover of edition casaconunrelojen0000john Cover of edition housewithclockin00john Cover of edition housewithclockin0000unse Cover of edition housewithclockin00bell_0 Cover of edition housewithclockin00bell
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  • Cover of: The Curse of the Blue Figurine

    First published in 1983 23 editions in 2 languages — 9 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9781439516270 Cover of edition lamaledictiondel0000bell Cover of edition curseofbluefigur00bell Cover of edition curseofbluefigur0000bell Cover of edition curseofbluefigur0000bell_g5b7 Cover of edition curseofbluefigur00john Cover of edition moonlightlightni0000unse Cover of edition isbn_9780756952587
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  • Cover of: The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt

    First published in 1983 21 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition mummywillcrypt00bell Cover of edition mummywillcryptaj00john Cover of edition mummywill00bell Cover of edition mummywillcrypt00bell_0 Cover of edition mummywillcryptby0000unse
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  • Cover of: The Figure in the Shadows

    First published in 1975 20 editions in 5 languages — 8 previewable Cover of edition lamedailleensorc0000bell Cover of edition lamedailleensorc0000bell_j2v9 Cover of edition figuraenlassombr0000john Cover of edition figureinshadows00bell Cover of edition figureinshadows00john Cover of edition figureinshadowss00bell Cover of edition figureinshadows0000bell
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  • Cover of: The Spell of the Sorcerer's Skull

    First published in 1984 17 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition lecranedusorcier0000bell Cover of edition spellofsorcerers00bell Cover of edition spellofsorcerers00john Cover of edition spellsorcerersth00john
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  • Cover of: The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

    First published in 1976 17 editions in 6 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition letterwitchring00bell Cover of edition lacartalabrujaye0000bell Cover of edition letterwitchringt0000john Cover of edition letterwitchring0000bell Cover of edition letterwitchan00bell Cover of edition letterwitchring0000bell_i5b4
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  • Cover of: The Face in the Frost

    First published in 1969 16 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition faceinfrost0000john
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  • Cover of: The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn

    First published in 1978 15 editions in 1 language — 6 previewable Cover of edition treasureofalphe00bell Cover of edition treasureofalpheu0000john Cover of edition treasureofalpheu00bell Cover of edition treasureofalpheu00joh_h9l Cover of edition treasuerofalpheu00joh_2fh
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  • Cover of: The Chessmen of Doom

    First published in 1989 14 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition chessmenofdoom00bell Cover of edition chessmenofdoo00bell
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  • Cover of: The Eyes of the Killer Robot

    First published in 1986 14 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition eyesofkillerrobo0000john Cover of edition eyesofkillerrobo00bell Cover of edition eyesofkillerrobo00john
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  • Cover of: The Trolley to Yesterday

    First published in 1989 12 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition trolleytoyesterd00bell Cover of edition trolleytoyester00bell
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  • Cover of: The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie

    First published in 1994 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition drumdollzombie00bell Cover of edition drumdollzombie0000bell_e4o5
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  • Cover of: The Mansion in the Mist

    First published in 1992 11 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition mansioninmist0000bell Cover of edition mansioninmist00bell_0 Cover of edition mansioninmist00bell
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  • Cover of: The Revenge of the Wizard's Ghost

    First published in 1985 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition revengeofwizards0000john Cover of edition revengeofwizard00bell
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  • Cover of: The Lamp from the Warlock's Tomb

    First published in 1988 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition lampfromwarlock00bell Cover of edition lampfromwarlocks0000john
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  • Cover of: The Doom of the Haunted Opera

    First published in 1995 9 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780803714656 Cover of edition doomofhauntedope0000bell Cover of edition doomofhauntedope00bell
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  • Cover of: The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder

    First published in 1993 9 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition vengeanceofwitc00bell Cover of edition vengeanceofwitch0000bell
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  • Cover of: The Ghost in the Mirror

    First published in 1993 9 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition ghostinmirror00bell
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  • Cover of: The Secret of the Underground Room

    First published in 1990 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition secretofundergro00bell_0
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  • Cover of: The Dark Secret of Weatherend

    First published in 1984 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition darksecretofweat00bell
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Subjects
Children's fiction, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, Juvenile fiction, Magic, Detective and mystery stories, Dixon, johnny (fictitious character), fiction, Horror stories, Magic, fiction, Mystery fiction, Supernatural, Supernatural, fiction, Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Barnavelt, lewis (fictitious character), fiction, Magie, Monday, anthony (fictitious character), fiction, Pottinger, rose rita (fictitious character), fiction, Surnaturel, Time travel, fiction, Children's stories, Fantasy fiction, Paranormal fiction, Sorciers, Time travel
Places
England, Michigan, New Zebedee, Boy Scout camp, Byzantine Empire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Égypte
People
Father Higgins, Fergie, Johnny Dixon, Lewis Barnavelt, Professor Childermass, Florence Zimmermann, Isaac Izard, Jonathan Barnavelt, Selenna Izard, Tarby Corrigan, Anders Borkman, Anthony Monday, Mrs. Zimmerman, Myra Eels, Rose Rita Pottinger
Time
1950's, Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453

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