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The Captain of the Pole-Star

A Ghost Story for Christmas

Arthur Conan Doyle Seth

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English
Biblioasis
07 February 2024
""[This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills-and charm.""-New York Times Book Review

World-renowned cartoonist Seth illustrates a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic.

The Pole-Star's voyage comes to a halt after becoming trapped in the arctic ice, threatening the lives of its crew. Superstition soon takes hold as the frightened men claim to hear ghosts in the darkness, but it's the captain's increasingly strange behaviour that concerns the doctor most.
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Illustrated by:   Seth
Imprint:   Biblioasis
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 152mm,  Width: 101mm, 
ISBN:   9781771965729
ISBN 10:   177196572X
Series:   Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories
Pages:   64
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (18591930) was a British writer and physician. He is most famous for creating the character of Sherlock Holmes. Alongside those stories, he was a prolific writer ofplays, romances, poetry, non-fiction, and historical novels. Seth is the cartoonist behind the comic-book series Palookaville, which started in the stone age as a pamphlet and is now a semi-annual hardcover. His comics have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Best American Comics, and McSweeney's Quarterly. His illustrations have appeared in numerous publications including the cover of the New Yorker, The Walrus, and Canadian Notes & Queries. He is the subject of a recent documentary from the National Film Board of Canada, Seth's Dominion. Seth lives in Guelph, Ontario, with his wife Tania and their two cats in an old house he has named ""Inkwell's End.""

Reviews for The Captain of the Pole-Star: A Ghost Story for Christmas

Praise for Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories [This] series of Christmas ghost stories, miniature books chosen and illustrated by the cartoonist Seth ... [offers] chills--and charm. --John Williams, New York Times Book Review Internationally celebrated Guelph cartoonist Seth dug deep into his archive of ghost stories to resurrect a Victorian tradition of reading one on Christmas Eve. --Deb Dundas, Toronto Star I just bought my set of these and they ... are ... PERFECT. I hope they do these every year. --Patton Oswalt As good as the story selection is, the design of each book is the star ... In [Seth's] work I see the brilliant use of shadow a la' Mike Mignola, combined with the dark whimsey of Tim Burton ... Highly recommended for the horror lovers looking for something special in this post-Halloween season. --Cemetery Dance A nice, creepy reprieve from all the holly and jolly of the holidays. Seth's black and white illustrations provide a delicious sense for foreboding and unease to these tales of the dearly departed. --Lindsey Childs, Prairie Fire Seth's books--petite and illustrated with gorgeous minimalist designs--feel somehow like a more mature version of my childhood traditions. In reality, Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories are a tradition everyone, young and old, can make a part of their holidays. With these beautifully illustrated books, it seems in this case one really can judge a book by its cover. --The Charlatan Really beautiful art, and great stories. --So Many Damn Books


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