The Voyage of QV66
The Voyage of QV66 is a children's novel by Penelope Lively. It is set in a strange, flooded, somewhat post-apocalyptic England devoid of people, and centres on a group of animals consisting of a dog, a cat, a cow, a horse, a pigeon and a mysterious character named "Stanley".
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| Author | Penelope Lively |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Harold Jones |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp |
| ISBN | 0-434-94898-5 |
Plot summary
The characters travel in a boat (the QV66 of the title) with the intention of reaching London Zoo so that they can discover what Stanley is. They have a number of adventures along the way, including being joined by a parrot, several characters losing their way in a balloon, and Stanley himself getting locked in a bank vault. It is eventually revealed that Stanley is a monkey.
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