Author | Penelope Lively |
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Illustrator | Harold Jones |
Language | English |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1978 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 192 pp |
ISBN | 0-434-94898-5 |
The Voyage of QV66 is a 1978 children's novel by British author Penelope Lively.[1] It is set in a strange, flooded, somewhat post-apocalyptic England devoid of people, and centres on a group of animals consisting of a dog, a cat, a cow, a horse, a pigeon, and a mysterious character named "Stanley".
Plot
The characters travel in a boat (the titular QV66) with the intention of reaching London Zoo so that they can discover what Stanley is. They have a number of adventures along the way, including being joined by a parrot, several characters losing their way in a balloon, and Stanley himself getting locked in a bank vault. It is eventually revealed that Stanley is a monkey.
References
- ^ "The Voyage of QV66". Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 1979. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
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