Miss Browne: The Story of a Superior Mouse

Title

en_US Miss Browne: The Story of a Superior Mouse

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US This book has a dust jacket (book cover)

en_US Contado por Moisés Leija Leija

Creator

en_US Hall, Madeline

Contributor

en_US Hall, Madeline

Date

2016-01-25T19:02:28Z

en_US 1997-03

en_US 1978

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:02:28Z

Date Issued

en_US 1978

Abstract

en_US Rhymed quatrains from the 1890's tell this story that looks in its first half very much like TMCM. Mrs. Grey from Sweet Briar Farm gets a letter from fancy Miss Browne that she will visit the next day. Mrs. Grey and her children work feverishly to get the house clean, and they offer their visitor a delicious meal when she arrives the next day. She puts down the food and praises the city life, where they nibble on velvet and genuine oak,/On cassocks and prayer books and rice,/On old ladies' fans, and fruits out of cans--/And the jellies are so very nice! The illustration for this verse shows several mice in a fancy church. The story takes a new turn when the cats from next door hear her boasts and grow angry. While the Gray family scampers away, Miss Browne rattles on. Before she can say much more, a Tom cat has eaten her up. The images seem to be done in a style fitting the 1890's. Among the best scenes is that of the cat licking his chops, with a fancy hat, umbrella, and hand-held spectacles lying around. The frontispiece of the rustic family is also nice. This is a very pleasant book. As the back cover says, we have all met Miss Brownes. Of course the Grays are gray, and Miss Browne was brown.

Identifier

en_US 805512624

en_US 4037 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/79377

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Hart Publishing Company, Inc.

en_US New York

Subject

en_US PZ8.3.M66 1978

en_US One story

en_US Title Page Scanned

Type

en_US Book, Whole