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It was a short and heavy stick, made of some foreign wood, and instead of a crook it had a handle shaped like a crescent.
"How much?" Bill asked.
"One farthing," said the old man, and his voice squeaked like a winter wind in a chimney.
It was only later and by accident that Bill discovered the magic in that stick, turning it casually and wishing at the time he were somewhere else. Its power seemed wonderful, the possibilities of adventure limitless with that precious stick in his hand, turning and wishing, turning and wishing... to the wilds of the Scottish Highlands, with the icy winds driving snow down the glen; to the beauty and gentle warmth of the Solomon Isles; to Ivory Valley—the valley where the elephants come to die in the centre of darkest Africa.
The wonder of it! And yet there were dangers too, wherever he went, from South Sea savages, gorillas larger and more terrifying than he had thought possible, from the burning heat of the desert, and from the murderous intrigues at the Court of Grachovo in which he becomes involved.
The Magic Walking-Stick has been unavailable for many years. This new edition will be welcomed by any child with a sense of romance and adventure, and by an older generation who will remember it as one of John Buchan's finest stories for young people.
—from the dust jacket
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