![]() ![]() Upon completion, the book was then picked up by the publisher Sir William Collins, who released it through his publishing company Collins in 1960. In putting together the story he was heavily influenced by the folklore and landscape of the neighbouring Alderley Edge where he had grown up as a child, taking the local legend of “The Wizard Under the Hill” as a partial basis for the novel’s plot. ![]() ![]() His literary debut, Garner began work on the novel after he moved in to the Late Medieval house at Toad Hall in Blackden, Cheshire in 1957. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: A Tale of Alderley is a children’s fantasy novel written by the English author Alan Garner (1934–). I remember being given the book to read in school when I was about 14 and have read it and it’s sequel ” The Moon of Gomrath ” many times over the last 30 years. Whilst browsing the young adult selection of books in Waterstones, I discovered that my all time favourite childrens’ book ” The Weirdstone of Brisingamen” by Alan Garner was 50 years old in 2010. ![]()
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