Books with title Muffin: Hide-and-Seek

Dickens, Swinburne, and Macaulay all lavished praise on Hide and Seek, the third of Wilkie Collins’ novels (1854) and his first attempt at a mystery. In a letter to his sister-in-law, Dickens remarked: “I think it far and away the cleverest novel I have ever seen written by a new hand …. In short, I call it a very remarkable book.” In this early effort, we find Collins — considered English fiction’s first detective novelist — experimenting with the detective story and honing the skills of narrative and plot construction brought to such a high level in his later masterpieces, The Woman in White and The Moonstone.Besides its mystery-story elements, Hide and Seek succeeds as a warm, entertaining tale that blends domestic comedy, pathos, humor, and a smattering of social protest. It also enabled Collins to introduce a gallery of memorable characters: Mary Grice (nicknamed Madonna), the gentle deaf-mute whose mysterious origins and tragic early life form the basis of the novel; the engaging and voluble Zach Thorpe, of whom Mary is enamored; her guardian Valentine Blyth — a failure as an artist but a success as a human being — and Matthew Marksman, the strange and wild woodsman who finally unravels the shocking story of Mary’s true origins.Hide and Seek is a distinct departure from the lurid melodrama of Collins’ second novel, Basil, and a milestone in the author’s progress toward maturity as a novelist. In its pages readers will find the ingenious plot construction and storytelling skill that Collins felt to be the true calling of the novelist.Admirers of Wilkie Collins — and Victorian fiction in general — will savor the novel’s vivid descriptions of exciting events, its sustained power of imaginative suggestion, and the author’s shrewd and compassionate depiction of Victorian manners and morals.

Ellie and her friends don’t find it weird that they are banned from certain places, that there is strict censorship enforced by the town police, or that every suspicious death in their town is labelled a suicide.Until one of them goes missing.The loss of their perfect, seemingly untouchable best friend shatters the group in ways they never imagined. But while dealing with her disappearance, they start to realise that something’s not quite right...What starts with a game of hide and seek slowly spirals into an intense search for answers.What happened to Matilda Kennedy?What is wrong with Worthington Falls?A twisted, epic psychological thriller surrounded by a terrifying mystery that will keep you hooked until the very last page.

A fun rhyming story in which Piri the Pukeko plays his favorite game and the Kiwi Critters help Keri the Kiwi to find a good place to hide. Hide and Seek features bright and colorful illustrations and rhyming text throughout. It's ideal for young children, who will learn to chant along to the words. It's Book 5 in the Kiwi Critters, a series which revolves around the adventures of Keri the Kiwi and her best friend, Piri the Pukeko. Together they get up to all kinds of mischief; their escapades include favourite children's activities such as picnics, parties, and sausage sizzles.

The fourth exciting adventure in a series about ponies, girls, fun and friendship, written by a highly acclaimed Australian author.Brenda Edel's champion stallion has disappeared. Was Diablo stolen, or is it all an accident? Shelby resolves to find out. Meanwhile, a touring trick riding troupe have set up on the other side of the Gully. Shelby's trusty pony, Blue, with his festive colouring and solid laid-back style, makes a perfect trick riding mount, and Shelby improves quickly. Should she join the troupe and leave her old friends from the stables and Pony Club behind?

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