Back to Louis Braille in 1823 France!

About the Book

This story, the fifth in the Back to …. Series, takes us with Philippe, the blind French boy, and his sister, Sophie, back to early 19th century France. They are spun there by the magic carousel and their great horses lead them to meet Louis Braille, the inventor of the writing system for the blind. He is only a boy himself and he introduces Philippe to life in that period before they all go to Paris where they have a violent confrontation with a criminal and take a walking tour of the city. They stay in Louis’ special school for the blind and Philippe finds out what it’s like to live in a boarding school of that time before they are whirled back to our own century. The book, like the others in the series, is suitable for children between about ten and fourteen and contains the same elements of fantasy and real history.

About the Author

Richard Sloane travelled the world for twenty years teaching English before finally settling in Cambridge, England, also as a teacher. Since he has retired, he has been concentrating on writing stories for children, inspired mainly by his two young daughters. He has also published ‘Back to the Dark Ages!’, ‘Back to Medieval Times!’ and ‘Back to Joan of Arc!’ in the same series and ‘An Alphabet of Animal Adventures’ for younger children.