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Gobbolino, a witch's cat who longs to be just an ordinary kitchen cat, has a series of adventures before achieving his heart's desire.
THE BOGWOPPIT is a light-hearted, lively story, brilliantly told by Ursula Moray Williams, author of GOBBOLINO (also available in A Puffin Book series). When Aunt Lily marries the lodger and goes to America, orphaned Samantha is packed off to her Aunt Daisy, who lives in a grand house at the Park. Snooty Lady Daisy Clandorris has no time for children. Lucky for Samantha, then, to discover the small, furry creature living in the cellar; a bogwoppit - believed extinct - up till now...
This is a family history journey that begins in the very first days of New Hampshire settlement by English colonists. The story follows the Williams families through the bloody Indian Wars of the late 17th Century and their movement west to Illinois. There, in the first half of the 19th Century, John G. Williams married Ursula Miller whose family also can be traced back to colonial New England and Long Island, New York.
When Gobbolino receives his sister Sootica's call for help he leaves his comfortable new life as a kitchen cat and sets off for the Hurricane Mountains, home of the old witch with whom his sister lives. On the way he meets the Little Wooden Horse, who offers to accompany him on his journey.
One day Spid comes up the plughole in Henry’s bathroom. Within minutes, Henry and this very large black spider are best of friends. Spid only wants to be loved. Unfortunately, Henry’s family don’t like Spiders, so Spid sets out to win them over – with some extraordinary results!
The ground-breaking biography of Ralph Vaughan Williams reveals more than any other the man behind the music. The author examines the considerable range of Vaughan Williams's work, from the English pastoral tradition to Modernism, and shows how Vaughan Williams was influenced by the Boer War, the economic depression after the First World War, the deprivations of the Blitz, and the austerity of the Cold War. He also reveals how the greatest influence on Vaughan Williams's music and creative development was his personal life, involving his seemingly secure marriage and an equally enduring love affair. The author shows how these reflected both the stability and cutting-edge aspects of his music. Like a great symphony, this book ranges from doubt to inspiration. It is the most complete biography of one of Britain's greatest composers and will be of interest to historians, students of music and Vaughan Williams enthusiasts.
"Nobody who saw Miss Amity and her cat, Jeffy, walking to the shops each day would have believed that the little old lady was a burglar"--Back cover.