num_pages: 664
description: The journey begins at sea in 1766 with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck he finds work in a London theatre. There his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900 when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.Nearly a century later runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange beautiful house with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house his family and the past.
language: English
title: The Marvels
publisher: Scholastic Press