Wizard's CastleHowl's moving castle - Eldest of three sisters, in a land where it is considered to be a misfortune, Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared Wizard Howl. Castle in the air - Having long indulged himself in daydreams more exciting than his mundane life as a carpet merchant, Abdullah unexpectedly purchases a magic carpet and his life changes dramatically as his daydreams come true and |
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... castle was moving across the hillside : not even the ghost of a rumble or the tiniest shaking . How odd ! “ Tell Wizard Howl , " she said to the boy , " that this castle's going to come apart round his ears if it travels much further ...
... castle was moving across the hillside : not even the ghost of a rumble or the tiniest shaking . How odd ! “ Tell Wizard Howl , " she said to the boy , " that this castle's going to come apart round his ears if it travels much further ...
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... castle go faster ! " The stone blocks round the doorway crunched and grated . The green - brown moorland was suddenly rushing past . The scarecrow's stick arm thumped on the door , and then went scraping along the wall of the castle as ...
... castle go faster ! " The stone blocks round the doorway crunched and grated . The green - brown moorland was suddenly rushing past . The scarecrow's stick arm thumped on the door , and then went scraping along the wall of the castle as ...
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... castle with four doors . Each opens on a different dimension . In Dimension One the castle is moving constantly and may arrive at a hazard at any time . . . . " Sophie wondered at the familiarity of this as she hobbled to the stairs ...
... castle with four doors . Each opens on a different dimension . In Dimension One the castle is moving constantly and may arrive at a hazard at any time . . . . " Sophie wondered at the familiarity of this as she hobbled to the stairs ...
Contents
In which Sophie talks to hats | 7 |
In which Sophie is compelled to seek her fortune | 17 |
In which Sophie enters into a castle and a bargain | 28 |
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