Milly-Molly-Mandy
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Milly-Molly-Mandy refers to a series of children's books written and illustrated by Joyce Lankester Brisley
, as well as to the main character of those books. Each book has a number of short stories about the little girl in the pink-and-white striped dress.
Milly-Molly-Mandy's real name is Millicent Margaret Amanda, but she received the nickname because her full name was considered too long. Her adventures are the everyday events of village life, running errands, going to school, making presents, fishing, picnicking, and so on. She lives in "the nice white cottage with the thatched roof" on the edge of a small village. Her parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle also live in the cottage. Her friends are Billy Blunt and Little-Friend-Susan.
These simple tales were originally published in the Christian Science Monitor. While acknowledging that the stories have been sometimes represented as twee and sentimental, Lucy Mangan, writing in The Guardian, describes them as delightful and comforting: "each story is a miniature masterpiece, as clear, warm and precise as the illustrations by the author that accompanied them".
Milly-Molly-Mandy books include:
"Milly-Molly-Mandy" was also the title of a minor 1973 UK hit single by Glyn Poole, promoted on the TV series Junior Showtime
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Joyce Lankester Brisley
- Biography :Joyce Lankester Brisley was an English writer. She is most noted for her Milly-Molly-Mandy series, which were first printed in 1925 by the Christian Science Monitor. She both wrote and illustrated her books. Joyce Lankester Brisley had two sisters who were also illustrators:...
, as well as to the main character of those books. Each book has a number of short stories about the little girl in the pink-and-white striped dress.
Milly-Molly-Mandy's real name is Millicent Margaret Amanda, but she received the nickname because her full name was considered too long. Her adventures are the everyday events of village life, running errands, going to school, making presents, fishing, picnicking, and so on. She lives in "the nice white cottage with the thatched roof" on the edge of a small village. Her parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle also live in the cottage. Her friends are Billy Blunt and Little-Friend-Susan.
These simple tales were originally published in the Christian Science Monitor. While acknowledging that the stories have been sometimes represented as twee and sentimental, Lucy Mangan, writing in The Guardian, describes them as delightful and comforting: "each story is a miniature masterpiece, as clear, warm and precise as the illustrations by the author that accompanied them".
Milly-Molly-Mandy books include:
- Milly-Molly-Mandy StoriesMilly-Molly-Mandy StoriesMolly-Molly Mandy Stories is the first of four original books in the Milly-Molly-Mandy series written by Joyce Lankester Brisley. It was published in 1928 in both paperback and hardback copies....
(1928) - More of Milly-Molly-Mandy (1929)
- Further Doings of Milly-Molly-Mandy (1932)
- Milly-Molly-Mandy Again (1948)
- Milly-Molly-Mandy & Co (1955)
- Milly-Molly-Mandy and Billy Blunt (1967)
- The Adventures of Milly-Molly-Mandy (omnibus, 1992)
- The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook (selection, 2001)
"Milly-Molly-Mandy" was also the title of a minor 1973 UK hit single by Glyn Poole, promoted on the TV series Junior Showtime
Junior Showtime
Junior Showtime was a British variety show for children made by Yorkshire Television and shown on ITV between 1969 and 1974.Presented by Bobby Bennett from the Leeds City Varieties theatre, the show consisted of song and dance routines and was produced by Jess Yates...
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