Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Hitty, or Mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for Phoebe Preble, a little girl from Maine. Young Phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. This is the story of Hitty's years with Phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a well-loved doll.
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Hitty is a very special doll who belongs to Phoebe. Phoebe is proud of her beautiful doll and brings Hitty everywhere she goes. This is thrilling for Hitty, who finds herself involved in the most wonderful adventures both on land and at sea. She meets many people and makes new friends.
This is the story of the first hundred years of Hitty's life. And that's only the beginning for a doll as special as Hitty. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Hitty is a very special doll who belongs to Phoebe. Phoebe is proud of her beautiful doll and brings Hitty everywhere she goes. This is thrilling for Hitty, who finds herself involved in the most wonderful adventures both on land and at sea. She meets many people and makes new friends.
This is the story of the first hundred years of Hitty's life. And that's only the beginning for a doll as special as Hitty. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
This is the story of the first hundred years of Hitty's life. And that's only the beginning for a doll as special as Hitty. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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148 of 150 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Some confusion is probably created by Amazon.com's policy of repeating staff and reader reviews in the listings for every version of a book--even when the versions are substantially different from each other, as in this case. Amazon sells one version of "Hitty: Her First Hundred Years" that is an unchanged reprint of the original 1929 book. The reprint, like the original, has an orange-and-tan patterned cover. But Amazon also sells a newer, substantially revised, version of "Hitty." The same reviews appear with both versions, although they are essentially different books. (They share a title, but their texts and illustrations are different.) I wanted to clarify this point for customers who, like me, are looking for the original version of this book.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By NYer family
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My mother passed her copy onto me and now it has passed to my daughter. I buy copies for all my nieces. It's a real treasure. The text is marvelous and the illustrations are never to be forgotten. I understand there's a new version out, but I can't imagine it holding a candle to the original (I haven't heard good things). I have so many wonderful memories of that book: Hitty stuck in the horsehair couch, life with the little Quaker girl, weeks spent in a crow's nest. It brought my own traditional dolls (not Barbie!) alive for me. It also presents a vivid historical portrait of the lives of American girls. Don't let this one go out of print!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
A Kid's Review
Format:Paperback
This book was interesting and fun to read. Ride along with, the doll, as she tells her life story. Watch as she goes from one owner to the next. This book is an adventure to read. Hitty has seen so much you forget she is a doll. This book pulles you in like a vacuum cleaner. You'll love it when she travles to New York. You'll jump out of your seat when she goes whale hunting or when she gets stuck in a tree. There is a couple of settings but it doesn't jump around. The message that i got out of the story is live life to it's fullest I would recomend this book to preteen girls that like history and fiction. This book was fantabouls!!!!!!!!!!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A beautiful representation of the people and their lives of that...
The author and the depiction of the time period it was written in is truly the making of a lovely and informative story. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Jeanne E. Shafer
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cute book.
Hitty has been around for years and I have always wanted to read about her adventures. She is a carved doll!
Published 1 month ago by Connie Bogner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Book
This book was a present to my sister by our grandmother in the late 1960's. OOF! She gave to the wrong grandchild. It was a book plus the wooden Hitty doll. Read more
Published 2 months ago by snoozie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Charming
I re-read this sweet story, after reading it for the first time many years ago. It has not lost any bit of it's charm. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Shirley S
5.0 out of 5 stars
Childhood memories
One of the fondest memories of my childhood was reading any and all books I could get my hands on. I did read Hitty Her First 100 Years in elementary school. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Barbara C. Beehner
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, disappointed with presentation
I bought the hardcover assuming it will be like a modern day hardcover. Rather it was a paperback binded into hardcover and fonts were small and lines were too crowded. Read more
Published 15 months ago by rpv
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hitty book review
This book is a wonderful children's book. I've heard that it is used in some schools too. It was written long ago and therefore uses terms and slang that is not currently used so... Read more
Published 15 months ago by L. F.
5.0 out of 5 stars
So happy to find
As a young girl I checked this out of my local library AT LEAST 20 times one year. Whenever I had no new book interest on our weekly trips I would take this book home again and... Read more
Published 16 months ago by bb
2.0 out of 5 stars
Trip to the past
Copyright date: 1929...Odd to think that my mother might have run across this book as a little girl and read it....I remember reading it myself as a little girl. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Debnance at Readerbuzz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hitty - the timeless doll
If you like HITTY, you know you need the book. So wonderful, so well written .... MUST HAVE FOR HITTY-ITES!
Published 22 months ago by LOVETOQUILT
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