It is 1934. Five children run away from a cruel orphanage, steal a
magical steamship, and go on many marvelous adventures around the
Hebridean Islands. A wild and rollicking tale where children take hold
of their destinies. As timely now as it was when it was first published,
climb Aboard the Bulger and sail out into uncharted waters, facing
mysterious witches and harnessing your courage in the face of the
unknown.
This is the resurrection of a successful children's adventure story. The
book had a huge print run from Methuen, however, the books were lost in
December 1940 when tens of thousands of incendiary bombs famously missed
their target, St. Paul's cathedral, only to destroy more than five
million books in the storage offices of four publishers. Consequently,
there were very few copies in circulation.