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A foldout map of oxford by train, river and zeppelin is bound in the book, a. Lyras oxford by philip pullman, 9780857535573, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Philip pullman returns to lyras oxford in the book of dust. Net archive search books by rating android app menu. Pullman, a royal air force pilot, and his wife, audrey evelyn pullman. An exciting tale set in the world of philip pullman s his dark materials saga. Lyras oxford by philip pullman, john lawrence, hardcover.
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The second book, the secret commonwealth, was published on 3 october 2019. But their peace is shattered when a strange bird a witch s daemon, on its own tumbles. About the author philip pullman is one of the most highly respected childrens. Pullman, plus a foldout map of oxford and various souvenirs from lyras world and beyond. He refers to a third, which will expand his character will parry, as the green book. Dec 19, 2003 lyras oxford by philip pullman, with engravings by john lawrence 49pp, david fickling. New philip pullmaninspired walking tour launches to. Half of this book is a story about lyra while she is in school at. But their peace is shattered when a strange bird a witch s daemon, on it s own tumbles out of the sky. Lyras oxford is set when lyra belacqua is 15, two years after the end of the trilogy the book consists mainly of an illustrated short story, lyra and the birds. Lyra s oxford opens two years after the conclusion of philip pullman s the amber spyglass in the comfort and familiarity of jordan college, where lyra and her daemon, pantalaimon, sit on the sundrenched roof looking out over all of oxford. In lyras oxford the reader shares the huge excitement of discovering a small bundle of material that has somehow slipped between lyras universe and our own.
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Sir philip pullman, cbe, frsl born 19 october 1946 is an english novelist. The text is illustrated throughout in beautiful black. A beautifully written and illustrated short story set in the world of lyra s oxford, from philip pullman s his dark materials trilogy. Philip pullman returns to lyras oxford in the book of dust meghan cox gurdon on the longawaited followup to the his dark materials trilogy.
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