THE GHOST THAT HAUNTED THE HOUSE THAT CULPEPPER BUILT

by Barbara Ritchie ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 15, 1968

Tricked out with graphic ingenuity is an antiquated yarn about the (ship) mating of an old salt riding at anchor and a poor little rich boy with no home port. There's some doubt about the house that Culpepper builds--is it medium-sized warehouse or squared-off ship or what? but there's only delay in identifying the ghost; orphan Percival Pennypacker signing on in preference to staying successively with his three rich guardians. Culpepper, it seems, runs the sort of tight ship that neglected Percival needs, and subsequently he persuades his reluctant guardians to let him remain on board. The book is at least half black-on-white, white-on-black ink drawings and collage in a free-form style incorporating symbolism and typography. It's occasionally clever but the story is tied in knots by the nautical terminology and sunk by the supersillious situation.

Pub Date: April 15, 1968

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Viking

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1968

Categories: FICTION