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Bathsheba, the sassy, clever cat who always accompanies Miss Switch
everyplace she goes (Miss Switch being the witch who also doubles
as an enormously popular fifth-and sixth-grade teacher at
Pepperdine Elementary School) now goes on an adventure of her own.
In "MISS SWITCH AND THE VILE VILLAINS" Bathsheba sees that the
Cowardly Lion in the land of Oz is almost in tears over the loss of
his best friend, the Hungry Tiger. Can Bathsheba do something about
this? On her own? It would mean flying a broomstick. "ALONE " Has
any cat in the world flown a broomstick alone? Can she actually do
it?
Caroline Lewis is a pen-name, that of the team of Edward Harold
Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple, who wrote both
"Clara in Wonderland" and a sequel, "Lost in Wonderland." These two
novels deal with British frustration and anger about the Boer War
and with Britain's political leadership at the beginning of the
twentieth century. -- But this book is not a stuffy study in early
twentieth-century British politics -- it is a splendid parody,
amusing as much for what it parodies as for its reflection of Lewis
Carroll's originals, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and
"Through the Looking-Glass." Now, in 2010, more than a century from
the book's first publication, "Clara in Blunderland" has to stand
on its own in a way that it didn't in 1902. But it spans the
century surprisingly well... Politics and politicians haven't
changed much -- it seems -- in a century. That may be regrettable
-- but at least Caroline Lewis can still make us laugh about it
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Caroline Lewis is a pen-name, that of the team of Edward Harold
Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and M. H. Temple, who wrote two novels
dealing with British frustration and anger about the Boer War and
with Britain's political leadership at the beginning of the
twentieth century. "Clara in Blunderland" details the adventures of
Arthur Balfour while being groomed to become Prime Minister --
"Lost in Blunderland"'s Clara is Balfour once he got the job. But
you don't need to be an expert in early twentieth-century British
politics to enjoy either book -- the story's parody of Lewis
Carroll's "Wonderland" books is still fresh and funny even more
than a century later. Politics and politicians haven't changed
much, it seems, in a century. That may be regrettable -- but at
least Caroline Lewis can still make us laugh about it!
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