Dorothy Varden Dorothy Varden i(A44519 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Magic Shell Dorothy Varden , Melbourne : Consolidated Merchandising Co. , 1940-1949 Z1466834 1940-1949 single work picture book children's A little girl named Judy discovers a hidden cove. As she investigates it, she sees a beautiful shell wash up. She grasps the shell, and soon hears a voice within it urging her to put it back in the water. When she does, the shell grows into a much larger vessel, and in it is a beautiful sea nymph. She tells Judy that she and her other nymph friends are preparing to celebrate Father Neptune's birthday. Judy gets to come along.
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