The Master: An Adventure Story facts for kids
First edition (UK)
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| Author | T. H. White |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | • Jonathan Cape (UK) • G. P. Putnam's Sons (US) |
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Publication date
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1957 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 256 |
| OCLC | 504128135 |
| LC Class | PZ3.W5854 Mas2 FT MEADE |
The Master: An Adventure Story is a 1957 science fiction adventure novel by English author T. H. White.
Contents
Plot summary
It involves two children, Judy and Nicky, and their dog Jokey, who are stranded on Rockall, an extremely small, uninhabited, remote rocky islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. They find that it is hollow and inhabited by a mysterious person who aims to take over the world.
Characters
The captives' family
- Nicky: He is resistant to telepathy, and the Master hopes to train him as a successor.
- Judy: She is more susceptible to the Master's mind control.
- Jokey: Judy's mongrel dog, about the size of a Skye Terrier.
- The Duke: The twins' father. His estate in England called Gaunt's Godstone.
- The Duchess: The twins' mother, first name "Fanny."
- Mr. Pierrepoint: The Duchess's brother, the twins' uncle.
The captors' team
- The Master: 157 years old, he communicates by telepathy, which he can also use to control people's minds. He has invented a kind of vibrator-ray to take over the world.
- Mr. Blenkinsop ("the Chinaman"): His Chinese name means "Golden Tiger in the Tea Forest", but he took the name Blenkinsop while studying at Oxford University. The Master befriended him at first because he found the Chinese language superior to English for expressing his ideas, but now he and Blenkinsop communicate by telepathy.
- Dr. Totty McTurk: Originally a ship's surgeon named Jones. Although probably Welsh, he affects various accents (Irish, Scottish, Cockney and Australian) when talking with the children.
- Pinky or Pinkie: Sometimes referred to as "the negro" or "the blackamoor," he is the island's cook. He is mute, his tongue having been cut out. He is a follower of Gandhian nonviolence.
- Squadron-Leader Frinton: Pilot of the helicopter which carries mail and supplies between Rockall and Ireland. He tries to help the children escape.
Allusions
Television adaptation
In 1966, Southern Television made a six-part television dramatisation starring Adrienne Posta and Paul Guess, with Olaf Pooley as the Master.
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