Mrs. Pringle [Hardcover]

Miss Read (Author), John S. Goodall (Illustrator)

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About the Author

Miss Read is the pseudonym of Mrs. Dora Saint, a former schoolteacher beloved for her novels of English rural life, especially those set in the fictional villages of Thrush Green and Fairacre. The first of these, Village School, was published in 1955, and Miss Read continued to write until her retirement in 1996. In the 1998, she was awarded an MBE, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, for her services to literature. She lives in Berkshire.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 165 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (November 8, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395538416
• ISBN-13: 978-0395538418
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,413,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful characters are at the center of Miss Read's work., March 11, 1999

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This review is from: Mrs. Pringle (Hardcover)

Just as a Persian rug maker uses yarn of many different colors and designs to weave a rug of exquisite beauty; so does Miss Read use many colorful characters and events to create a colorful masterpiece of fiction.