Bonfires and Broomsticks is a 1947 children's book by Mary Norton. Parts of the book were adapted into the 1971 Disney movie ''

Bedknobs and Broomsticks ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'' is a 1971 American live-action animated musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Bill Walsh for Walt Disney Productions. It is loosely based upon the books '' The Magic Bedknob; or, How to B ...

''.

Synopsis

Two years after the events of ''

The Magic Bedknob ''The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons'' is a 1944 children's book by Mary Norton. The book was later adapted into the Disney movie ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks''. Synopsis While spending the summer in Bedfordshire, E ...

'', Carey, Charles, and Paul convince their mother to let them stay with Miss Price again. Using the bed knob, they travel back in time to the reign of Charles II, where they meet a friendly

necromancer Necromancy () is the practice of magic or black magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions, or by resurrection for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events; ...

called Emilius and bring him back with them.

Omnibus

The book and its 1944 predecessor were combined into the omnibus ''Bedknob and Broomstick'' in 1957, illustrated by Erik Blegvad.

References

1947 children's books 1947 British novels 1947 fantasy novels British children's novels British novels adapted into films Fiction about alchemy Fiction set in 1942 1947 debut novels Children's fantasy novels Novels about time travel J. M. Dent books {{1940s-child-fantasy-novel-stub