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John Bellairs

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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American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children

Born 1938
Died 1991

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  • Cover of: St. Fidgeta and other parodies.

    First published in 1966 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition saintfidgetaothe0000bell
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  • Cover of: The Best of John Bellairs: The Johnny Dixon Mysteries

    First published in 2005 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bestofjohnbellai0000john_s7m9
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  • Cover of: The pedant and the shuffly

    First published in 1968 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Hand of the Necromancer

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Best of John Bellairs: The House with a Clock in Its Walls / The Figure in the Shadows / The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring

    First published in 1976 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bestofjohnbellai0000john
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  • Cover of: Beast under the Wizard's Bridge - the House with a Clock in Its Walls 8

    First published in 2021 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer - the House with a Clock in Its Walls 12

    First published in 2020 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: House With a Clock in Its Walls / Ghost in the Mirror Flip Book

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: John Bellairs Boxed Set

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Magic Mirrors (NESFA's Choice)

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  • Cover of: Gargoyle in the Dump

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language
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American novelist, primarily speculative fiction for children

Born 1938
Died 1991
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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