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The Magic Bedknob

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The Magic Bedknob
First edition (UK)
AuthorMary Norton
Original titleThe Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons
IllustratorKiddell Monroe (UK)
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherJ. M. Dent & Sons (UK)
G. P. Putnam's Sons (US)
Publication date
1944
Publication placeGreat Britain
Pages192
ISBN978-0460881807
Followed byBonfires and Broomsticks 

The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons is a 1944 children's book by Mary Norton.[1] The book was later adapted into the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.[2][3]

Synopsis

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While spending the summer in Bedfordshire, England, Carey, Charles and Paul meet Miss Price, the old spinster next door. When Paul sees Miss Price riding a broomstick, the children realize she is a witch. In return for their silence, Miss Price casts a spell on a knob from the bed so that when the knob is turned, the bed will fly wherever they wish to go. The children take the bed on various magical adventures.

Omnibus

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The book and its 1947 sequel Bonfires and Broomsticks were combined into the omnibus Bedknob and Broomstick in 1957, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.

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