“Wednesday
Yep, same again. Saw a few nice whirling colours and things. That's it. Easy, this journal lark, isn't it?”

—  Jonathan Stroud

The Bartimaeus Trilogy Official Website, Bart's Journal

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British writer of fantasy fiction 1970

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