" A] very unusual story ...] an interest develops strongly, it
increases, and we move on to a climax that is full of excitement.
Nothing save the book itself can indicate its peculiar atmosphere
and its real merit." - "Daily Telegraph"
"A very exquisite book, written with rare charm and great art." -
"Manchester Guardian"
"A book of distinction and charm." - "New York Times"
"There are few contemporary stories of childhood reaching the
artistic height of "The Spring Song."" - "Springfield Republican"
Thirteen-year-old Grif Weston and his siblings, Barbara, Ann, Jim,
Edward, and Edward's friend Palmer Dorset, travel to their
grandfather's home in rural Ireland, where they hope to pass an
eventful summer. Unexpected dangers and adventures lurk, as the
children must solve the kidnapping of their beloved dog Pouncer and
thwart a burglary attempt on Grandpapa's house. Yet there is
another danger, far more sinister, involving Billy Tremaine, a
local boy who died at age fourteen in a tragedy no one wants to
talk about.
When Grif hears a mysterious figure singing an old tune called
"The Spring Song," old Mr. Bradley tells him that it's Billy's
ghost, trying to lure Grif into joining him in the world of the
dead; shortly afterwards Grif falls ill with an inexplicable
sickness. But Palmer Dorset, an avid reader of Sherlock Holmes
tales, is determined to solve these mysteries, and he'll risk every
danger to find the truth behind Mr. Bradley's ghastly stories and
Grif's unexplainable illness. . . .
Forrest Reid (1875-1947) is unequaled among English-language
writers in his novels of boyhood and adolescence. In "The Spring
Song" (1916), he weaves a classic boys' adventure tale with a
chilling ghost story in the vein of Henry James's "The Turn of the
Screw." This edition, the first since the novel's original
publication, is newly typeset from the original edition and
features a new introduction by Mark Valentine.
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