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The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian 

The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian (1970)
A novel by Lloyd Alexander

 
Awards
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee)
When fourth fiddler Sebastian loses his place in the Baron's orchestra, he has to leave the only home he knows--which turns out to be the least of his troubles. He rescues a stray cat from a group of tormentors, who then smash his precious violin; and the troubled young boy he tries to help turns out to be the Crown Princess, on the run from an arranged marriage. Sebastian, Princess Isabel, and Presto the cat soon find themselves fleeing stuffy officials, hired assassins, furious guardsmen and sentries--and, in their journey, find out what is truly important in life. The action and humor never stop in Lloyd Alexander's classic novel, written on the heels of his famed Prydain Chronicles.

"The articulate and vivid writing pulls together the threads of picaresque action, humor, chicanery, social commentary, and romance into an intricate and lively whole." --Saturday Review

Awards:
( Winner of the 1971 National Book Award

 
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Hardback Editions

June 2001 : Hardback
Title: The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0844671630 / 9780844671635 (USA edition)
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc
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July 2000 : Library Binding
Title: Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0833589636 / 9780833589637 (USA edition)
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
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June 1973 : Hardback
Title: The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian: 2
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0525450092 / 9780525450092 (USA edition)
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
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June 1970 : Hardback
Title: Alexander Lloyd : Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0525347399 / 9780525347392 (USA edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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January 1970 : Hardback
Title: The marvelous misadventures of Sebastian;: Grand extravaganza, including a performance by the entire cast of the Gallimaufry-Theatricus
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0525347380 / 9780525347385 (USA edition)
Publisher: Dutton
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Paperback Editions

December 1970 : Paperback
Title: The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0141308168 / 9780141308166 (UK edition)
Publisher: Puffin Books
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November 1991 : Paperback
Title: The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian: Grand Extravaganza, Including a Performance by the Entire Cast of the Gallimaufry-Theatricus
Author(s):: Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 0440405491 / 9780440405498 (USA edition)
Publisher: A Yearling Book
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