Black Hearts in Battersea
- Black Hearts in Battersea
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name = Black Hearts in Battersea
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author = Joan Aiken
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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genre = Children's novel
publisher = Jonathan Cape
release_date = 1964
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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isbn = NA
preceded_by = The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
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"Black Hearts in Battersea" is a children's novel by Joan Aiken first published in 1964. Loosely, it is a sequel to her earlier "Wolves of Willoughby Chase". The book is set in a slightly altered historical England -- during the reign of King James III -- in the early 1800s, and follows the adventures of Simon, an orphan whose plans to study painting in London are derailed by high adventure.
TV adaptation
In 1995 the book was adapted into a BBC series by James Andrew Hall, airing from August 1, 1995 until September 1, 1995.
Cast list
* Mark Burdis as Scrimshaw,
* Jade Williams as Dido,
* Roger Bizley as Captain Dark,
* Annette Badland as Dolly Buckle,
* John Altman as Midwink,
* William Mannering as Simon.
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