The Pedant and the Shuffly

by John Bellairs

The Pedant and the Shuffly by John Bellairs

The evil magician Snodrog ensnares his victims with his inescapable logic and transforms them into Flimsies (stained handkerchiefs)... until the kindly sorcerer, Sir Bertram Crabtree-Gore (Esq.) enlists the help of a magical Shuffly (Latin name: Scuffulans Hirsutus)... and Snodrog meets his match!

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Release date: 1968

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John Bellairs

John Anthony Bellairs (1938–1991) was an American author, best known for his well-respected fantasy novel The Face in the Frost, as well as many gothic mystery novels for young adults featuring Lewis Barnavelt, Anthony Monday, and Johnny Dixon.

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