The ship can fly, through time and space, and it takes Peter, and his siblings-Sheila, Humphrey, and Sandy-on a journey to Asgard itself, and flies them back to ancient Egypt, Norman England, and the time of Robin Hood.Įach adventure is fraught with some danger and suspense, as is the way of these things.
In this case, it is a tiny ship, that Peter, the oldest boy, finds in a mysterious shop on a mysterious street he'd never before seen. Nesbit/Edward Eager vein, a story of four children who find a magic object that opens a way to magical adventures. It might be a worn out cliche, but, gee, there really are books that I wish I had read when I was young, before the veil of cynicism descended (or something like that), keeping me from happy acceptance and enjoyment.In short, I would have loved The Ship that Flew, by Hilda Lewis (1958) if I had read it when I was nine or so.Īs it was, I still managed to enjoy reading it for the first time last weekend.
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