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Title
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Harum-Scarum: The Tale of a Hare and a Tortoise
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Old Friends in New Frocks
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Description
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This is a hardbound book (hard cover)
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By May Byron
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Creator
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Byron, May
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Date
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2016-01-25T19:28:51Z
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2002-09
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1925?
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T19:28:51Z
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Date Issued
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1925
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Abstract
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Two things are coming clear to me as I get into further stories in this series. First, the cover picture is the same on each book. No wonder I noticed that it has nothing to do with the book's particular story! Secondly, I think that the Detmold tipped-in illustration serving as frontispiece for each volume is a reprint of his Aesop's Fables illustrations from his 1909 Hodder edition. How convenient for this publisher to bring the illustrations over from one book to another! Harum-Scarum is a hyperactive young bunny who frightens his mother and the neighbors with his energy. The race is cleverly introduced here. Neighbors are complaining about Harum-Scarum, and Mrs. Tortoise says that anyone with legs as long as his could run. She goes on to say that she thinks her husband could beat Harum-Scarum. These two tortoises are over a hundred years old! The match and its outcome is related in loving and lingering detail. William Weasel makes a surprise second appearance very near the end of this little book.
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Identifier
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5087 (Access ID)
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Language
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eng
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Publisher
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Hodder & Stoughton
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London
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Subject
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PZ8.2.B97 Ha 1925
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One story
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole