Mewingham Manor: Observations on a Curious New Species [Hardcover]

Laura Von Stetina (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2002

In 1875, Edwina Von Stetina, a young naturalist from London, unexpectedly inherited Mewingham Manor, the isolated country home of her seafaring uncle, Captain Bartholomew Katt. Edwina never met Katt - the black sheep of the family - but she heard many stories about the mysterious estate that he filled with exotic species collected in his travels.

This journal is the remarkable chronicle of Edwina's first year at Mewingham Manor as she discovers the secrets of Katt's lifetime work: the delightful miniature winged cats called Flittens, and their mischievous tagalongs, the tiny flying Mice.

In the storytelling tradition of Gnomes and Dinotopia, a fantastic new world comes to life through Von Stetina's fanciful depiction of a never-before-seen species.

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About the Author

Mewingham Manor is the fictional journal of Laura von Stetina's fictitious great-aunt, Edwina. Laura grew up in the Ohio countryside writing stories about the secret lives of animals. She specialized in wildlife at the Cleveland Institute of Art and has exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Museum of Art. She lives in Florida with her husband and seven cats, all of which were once strays.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: The Greenwich Workshop Press; First Edition edition (September 16, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0867130822
• ISBN-13: 978-0867130829
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 10.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,822,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical & Captivating !, December 8, 2004

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Mary Alice "Moonflower" (Cornwall England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mewingham Manor: Observations on a Curious New Species (Hardcover)

This book has so proudly found a home here in Cornwall with us. Cornwall, the land of fairies, where real fairies actually live and it is fantastic to see in print, the history of Mewing Manor and it's adorable residents !

This book through it's descriptive details and amazing artwork, captures one's heart and soul and sinks you back into time, to the days when children once believed that fairies were real and one's imagination would so easily venture into that magical world !

This book will bring back to it's readers ( young and old ), a world that isn't so lost or forgotten after all !

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mewingham Manor, November 18, 2002

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Sarah P. Munn (Chesterland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mewingham Manor: Observations on a Curious New Species (Hardcover)

This is the most charming book! The story is delightful and is something to enchant all ages from toddlers to grandparents.
The illustrations are clever and wonderful. I have read this book several times and each time have found something new and wonderous. The author is an exceptional story teller and a more than exceptional artist. I recommend this book totally. It is truly magic!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mewingham Manor, December 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Mewingham Manor: Observations on a Curious New Species (Hardcover)

Authored by Laura Von Stetina, Mewingham Manor is a charming and enchanting book that catapults you into the 18th Century. Written with style and grace to reflect that time period, you enter into Edwina Von Stetina's private journal that centers on the inherited estate left to her by her sea-faring Uncle Kat. Follow the adventures of Edwina as she discovers winged species of fantasy creatures known as Flittens ( Flittens dwell in places you would never dream of looking!) You will also meet the miniscule flying mice who delight in making whimsical sculptures out of sugar cubes, and who hide in the holes made in swiss cheese.

Be sure to have a cat to cuddle in your lap, and perhaps a young child nearby who can share in the giggles as you read this fanciful book out loud. This is a book that belongs in anyone's library, and one to cherish through the ages, for the imagination displayed in the writing and the illustrations within these pages is timeless and reaches the child within all of us!