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a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

Author includes the word(s): Joan Aiken
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(Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

Old Fillikin (1982)

Joan Aiken

A farm boy who hates his math class seemingly calls upon his grandmother's "familiar" to get revenge on his teacher. This reads like an old fashioned ghost story, but it is the kind where you can imagine... (more)

The Shadow Guests (1980)

Joan Aiken

After his mother's death, a boy goes to live with his aunt, a mathematician, in her haunted English house where he meets the ghosts of his ancestors and learns about his family's curse. The mathematician... (more)

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Exciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone. The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site. Thank you!

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