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Mistress Masham's Repose
T. H. White
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Description for Mistress Masham's Repose
hardcover. Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion, with warm-hearted Cook and the eccentric Professor as her only friends. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194. Good clean copy showing minor age and shelfwear. Slight discolouration to yellow clothbound cover
Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion, with warm-hearted Cook and the eccentric Professor as her only friends. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave danger. Her wicked governess and the cruel vicar are plotting to steal her rightful inheritance - and they will stop ... Read more
Ten-year-old orphan Maria lives in her ancestors' crumbling mansion, with warm-hearted Cook and the eccentric Professor as her only friends. Exploring the grounds one day, Maria discovers a wild, half-forgotten island in the middle of a neglected lake - and an extraordinary secret. For the island is home to a community of tiny people - the Lilliputians that Gulliver first met on his famous travels. But as Maria grows closer to her new friends, her own life is in grave danger. Her wicked governess and the cruel vicar are plotting to steal her rightful inheritance - and they will stop ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849414821
SKU
KMO0002790
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About T. H. White
T. H. White was born in India, was educated in England and lived in Ireland and later in the Channel Islands. He wrote several well-loved classic novels including The Once and Future King and Mistress Masham's Repose.
Reviews for Mistress Masham's Repose
"One of the finest, most magical and extraordinary children's books ever written ... Children's writers are so often asked, "Which other book in the world do you wish you had written?" By now I must have read tens of thousands. But I still answer, truthfully, "Oh, this one. Definitely, this one"
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