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    Fireside Stories - Illustrated by Alice M. Mitchell (The Banbury Cross Series)
    Fireside Stories - Illustrated by Alice M. Mitchell (The Banbury Cross Series)
    Fireside Stories - Illustrated by Alice M. Mitchell (The Banbury Cross Series)
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    Fireside Stories - Illustrated by Alice M. Mitchell (The Banbury Cross Series)

    By Alice M. Mitchell

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    The Banbury Cross Series was a collection of 12 volumes of books edited by Grace Rhys and published in London by Dent in the 1890s. Each book is attractively illustrated with full page and partial page pen and ink drawings in a classic Art Nouveau style by leading artists of the era. In this volume Rhys brings four lesser known children's tales together with the humourous black and white illustrations of Alice M. Mitchell. Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse, The Story of Mr. Vinegar, The Story of Chicken-licken, and Lazy Jack are depicted with wit, charm and love. Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Pook Press are working to republish these classic works in affordable, high quality editions, using the original text and artwork so these works can delight another generation of children.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPook Press
    Release dateFeb 7, 2018
    ISBN9781528782302
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      Fireside Stories - Illustrated by Alice M. Mitchell (The Banbury Cross Series) - Alice M. Mitchell

      THE

      BANBURY CROSS

      SERIES

      PREPARED FOR CHILDREN BY GRACE RHYS

      FIRESIDE STORIES

      Contents

      The Story of Mr. Vinegar

      The Story of Chicken-Licken

      Lazy Jack

      To Hope and Grace.

      When you all sit round the fire, and Christmas time comes back,

      You may read many a worse tale than that of Lazy Jack!

      And here are Chicken-Licken and other old friends,

      And Lazy Jack begins where Chicken-Licken ends!

      G. R.

      Titty Mouse and

      Tatty Mouse.

      TITTY Mouse and Tatty Mouse both lived in a house,

      Titty Mouse went a-gleaning, and Tatty

      Mouse went a-gleaning,

      So they both went a-gleaning.

      Titty Mouse gleaned an ear of corn, and

      Tatty Mouse gleaned

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