The Seer of Shadows
The Seer of Shadows by Avi is a captivating tale published by Harper Collins on March 25, 2008. This first edition, written in English and spanning 208 pages, presents a story set in 1872 New York City, where Horace Carpetine, an apprentice photographer, grapples with the intersection of science and the supernatural. As he captures portraits for the wealthy Mrs. Frederick Von Macht, he inadvertently reveals the ghostly image of her deceased daughter, Eleanora, leading to a series of unsettling events.
Readers will find a blend of juvenile fiction and horror as Horace, alongside Pegg, the Von Machts’ servant girl, uncovers the truth about Eleanora’s life and death. The narrative explores themes of revenge and the unseen forces that linger in the shadows, all while highlighting the intriguing world of early photography. This story invites readers to confront the eerie and the unknown, making it a notable addition to the genre of historical ghost stories.
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Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary tales—about a ghost who has to be seen to be believed and must be kept from carrying out a horrifying revenge.
The time is 1872. The place is New York City. Horace Carpetine has been raised to believe in science and rationality. So as apprentice to Enoch Middleditch, a society photographer, he thinks of his trade as a scientific art. But when wealthy society matron Mrs. Frederick Von Macht orders a photographic portrait, strange things begin to happen.
Horace’s first real photographs reveal a frightful likeness: it’s the image of the Von Machts’ dead daughter, Eleanora.
Pegg, the Von Machts’ black servant girl, then leads him to the truth about who Eleanora really was and how she actually died. Joined in friendship, Pegg and Horace soon realize that his photographs are evoking both Eleanora’s image and her ghost. Eleanora returns, a vengeful wraith intent on punishing those who abused her.
Rich in detail, full of the magic of early photography, here is a story about the shadows, visible and invisible, that are always lurking near.
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