Cover of The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)
Witch Fiction

The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)

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  • 1943 first published
  • 189 pages
  • 12 editions
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Mary Norton's The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1) (1943) is a witch fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in England. Readers will find themes of magic, charms, space and time and witches.

20 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 12 editions.

At about 189 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)

With the powers they acquire from a spinster who is studying to be a witch, three English children have a series of exciting and perilous adventures traveling on a flying bed that takes them to a London police station, a tropical island, and back in time to the seventeenth century.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Magic
  • Charms
  • England
  • Space and time
  • Space and time Fiction
  • Witches
  • Children's fiction
  • Witchcraft

Quick answers

Who wrote The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)?

The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1) was written by Mary Norton and first published in 1943.

What genre is The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction.

How long is The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)?

The median edition has 189 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Magic Bed-Knob (Bedknobs and Broomsticks #1)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Witch Week, Stardust and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

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