The Marvels

The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lonesurvivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his familyof actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run awayfrom school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London, wherehe must piece together many mysteries...

Povestea ilustrata incepe in 1766 cu Billy Marvel, singurul supravietuitor al unui naufragiu, si prezinta aventurile familiei sale de actori de-a lungul a cinci generatii. Povestea in proza incepe in 1990 si il urmareste pe Joseph, care a fugit de la scoala intr-o casa uluitoare a unchiului instrainat din Londra, unde trebuie sa puna cap la cap multe mistere...