The Box of Delights

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The Box of Delights is a classic British children's fantasy novel by John Masefield, best known for its magical adventure involving time travel and a powerful enchanted box, and for its much-loved 1984 BBC television adaptation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British children's fantasy novel
novel
television adaptation
television series
adaptedAs The Box of Delights (1984 BBC television serial) NERFINISHED
author John Masefield NERFINISHED
basedOn The Box of Delights NERFINISHED
centralElement magic box
centralTheme Christmas adventure
good versus evil
magic
time travel
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Abner Brown NERFINISHED
Abner Brown NERFINISHED
Cole Hawlings NERFINISHED
Cole Hawlings NERFINISHED
Kay Harker NERFINISHED
Kay Harker NERFINISHED
Maria Jones NERFINISHED
Peter Jones NERFINISHED
genre Christmas fiction
children's literature
children's television
fantasy
fantasy television
hasAdaptation radio adaptations
stage adaptations
hasMediaType print
hasMotif clergy in fantasy
enchanted object
school holidays adventure
hasTargetAudience children
young adults
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century British literature
notableFor innovative use of time travel in children's fiction
popular 1984 BBC television adaptation
numberOfEpisodes 6
originalNetwork BBC One
originalReleaseYear 1984
precededBy The Midnight Folk NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1935
publisher William Heinemann NERFINISHED
settingCountry England
settingPeriod Christmas NERFINISHED

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Patrick Troughton appearedIn The Box of Delights