Howl’s Moving Castle
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Diana Wynne Jones. Howl’s Moving Castle
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE In which Sophie talks to hats
CHAPTER TWO In which Sophie is compelled to seek her fortune
CHAPTER THREE In which Sophie enters into a castle and a bargain
CHAPTER FOUR In which Sophie discovers several strange things
CHAPTER FIVE Which is far too full of washing
CHAPTER SIX In which Howl expresses his feelings with green slime
CHAPTER SEVEN In which a scarecrow prevents Sophie from leaving the castle
CHAPTER EIGHT In which Sophie leaves the castle in several directions at once
CHAPTER NINE In which Michael has trouble with a spell
CHAPTER TEN In which Calcifer promises Sophie a hint
CHAPTER ELEVEN In which Howl goes to a strange country in search of a spell
CHAPTER TWELVE In which Sophie becomes Howl’s old mother
CHAPTER THIRTEEN In which Sophie blackens Howl’s name
CHAPTER FOURTEEN In which a Royal Wizard catches a cold
CHAPTER FIFTEEN In which Howl goes to a funeral in disguise
CHAPTER SIXTEEN In which there is a great deal of witchcraft
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN In which the moving castle moves house
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN In which the scarecrow and Miss Angorian reappear
CHAPTER NINETEEN In which Sophie expresses her feelings with weed-killer
CHAPTER TWENTY In which Sophie finds further difficulties in leaving the castle
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE In which a contract is concluded before witnesses
MORE THAN A STORY
THE HOWL NOVELS. What inspired you to write Howl’s Moving Castle?
Where were you when you wrote it?
Did anything funny or strange happen while you were writing it?
Are any of the characters based on real people?
Is Calcifer’s saucepan song a real song?
Which is your favourite part of the book and why?
Four years after Howl, you wrote the sequel, Castle in the Air. What inspired that?
In 2008 you surprised us with another sequel, House of Many Ways. How did that come about?
What was it like returning to Howl’s world after more than a decade?
Are any of your relatives or friends included in the book?
Do Great Uncle William’s house and Howl’s castle share a magical origin?
Enchanted animals feature in many of your books. Do you think cats and dogs are particularly magical?
Is this the last we’ve seen of Wizard Howl?
ANIMATED HOWL. Howl’s Moving Castle was made into an animated movie in 2004 by the Japanese film company Studio Ghibli. Japanese animated films are generally referred to as “anime”
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2004, before being released in Japan in November
The UK premiere was at the Cambridge Film Festival. Diana Wynne Jones attended the screening, which was followed by a Q&A session with the author. It received an Oscar nomination in the Academy Awards that same year
It has become one of the most financially successful films in Japanese history
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED?
ANIME AND AUTHOR. What did you feel when you heard that Howl was to become an animated film?
Did you have any input into the making of the film?
Did you like the film?
Which parts did you especially like?
Were the characters as you imagined them?
What about the castle?
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Illustrated by Tim Stevens
The idea for this book was suggested by a boy
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“What made me think I wanted life to be interesting?” she asked as she ran. “I’d be far too scared. It comes of being the eldest of three.”
When she reached Market Square, it was worse, if possible. Most of the inns were in the Square. Crowds of young men swaggered beerily to and fro, trailing cloaks and long sleeves and stamping buckled boots they would never have dreamed of wearing on a working day, calling loud remarks and accosting girls. The girls strolled in fine pairs, ready to be accosted. It was perfectly normal for May Day, but Sophie was scared of that too. And when a young man in a fantastical blue and silver costume spotted Sophie and decided to accost her as well, Sophie shrank into a shop doorway and tried to hide.
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