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Cover of The Flying Weathercock by Edward Page Mitchell, manga adaptation
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The Flying Weathercock

Edward Page Mitchell

In a seaside village a parson builds a chapel on a hill, and on a moonlit night finds it gone and standing in a distant marsh. The deed is blamed on a mysterious stranger who claims to have owned the land for thousands of years.

Age rating: Ages 12 and up. Content notes: Light horror and mystery, no blood.

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Text source: Hindawi Foundation

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Characters

Parson Bourington, The village parson, character in The Flying Weathercock

Parson Bourington

The village parson

Captain Bilge Trot, The old sea captain, character in The Flying Weathercock

Captain Bilge Trot

The old sea captain

The Tall Stranger, The mysterious stranger, character in The Flying Weathercock

The Tall Stranger

The mysterious stranger

The Golden Rooster, The weathercock, character in The Flying Weathercock

The Golden Rooster

The weathercock