Name of book?

Question

I have an odd question. I'm looking for a book that my mother read to me when I was a child.

It's about a crippled, poor kid and it takes place both in the 'real' world and in his 'dream world', where he is a perfectly healthy boy. I remember an instance where he meets one of the people he knows in his dream, and they don't recognize him because he is crippled in the 'real world'. Sorry, it's an odd question, I know. I think it could be Charles Dickens, but I might be mistaken.

I do remember that i it has that old "18-19th century England" feel to it.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It sounds like Astrid Lindgren's book "The Brothers Lionheart," about a sick little boy who spends his time indoors, in bed, and his stronger, older, more handsome brother. The little boy is just waiting to die, when suddenly his older brother dies in a house fire first. The boy and his brother had always talked of a land where you would go after you die.

You can read more about the book here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Lionheart

Just as an aside, the book was recently re-translated, and republished by Purple House Press. There are also different illustrations in some of the editions. My copy of the book has intricate line drawings, including a rather odd-looking illustration on the cover: http://pictures.abebooks.com/SHANNONBOOKS/864169714.jpg There are other covers here: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?tn=brothers+lionheart&pics=on&y=0&x=0 and keep in mind the new edition from http://www.purplehousepress.com/lionheart.htm

Answer 3

Could be Great Expectations by Dickens, but that is pretty heavy reading ... but good.