Miss Browne: The Story of a Superior Mouse
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Authors
Hall, Madeline
Issue Date
1978
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Book, Whole
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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.
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Hart Publishing Company, Inc.