Island Of The Great Yellow Ox

by Walter Macken

Book Overview

A terrifying storm washes Conor, his little brother, and two American friends up on to Ox Island where they become prisoners of the eccentric Lady Agnes who will stop at nothing to uncover the Druid... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B000J0G2QC
• Release Date: January 1967
• Publisher: MacMillan
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

island of the great yellow ox

The plot is foremost in this action-packed tale about four boys marooned on an island off the coast of Ireland. Also on the island is a famous hidden treasure, the golden ox god of the Druids and a thoroughly nasty villain who will stop at nothing to get it. What makes this otherwise predictable story memorable is the woman's husband, a weak-willed alcoholic who is ironically nicknamed "The Captain." He is the one who carries out his wife's cold-hearted decrees, first imprisoning the plucky boys, then forcing them to excavate the tomb of the Druids, and finally sealing them there alive. Readers witness the struggle between the man's residual decency to his powerful wife. First published in England in 1966, the story relies heavily on conventions of the adventure genre, but achieves its thrills through suspense rather than gore. In the end, the boys triumph, just as readers happily suspected they would from the first scary moment. I personaly recomend that due to least complexed sentences that this is the perfect book for little children.