The Princesses and the Doll single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1949... 1949 The Princesses and the Doll
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The King, Queen, Princesses and their servants go to the Highlands for a holiday. When the train is delayed on its journey by heavy snowfalls, the princesses meet young Jeannie McGregor, who takes them to her home to visit and have tea. The princesses discover that Jeannie's only doll is a old rag one, so they promise to send her a new one 'with real curls and eyes that open and shut and that can say "Ma-ma" if you press it' (p. 89). Some weeks later, Jeannie makes a torrid trip in the snow to get her doll from the post office, but she becomes lost.

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    y separately published work icon Major Bill's 'A Prince of Pups' and Eleven Other Stories William Niwrad , Melbourne : National Press , 1949 Z1550189 1949 selected work children's fiction children's

    A collection of stories about children's adventures, featuring Darwin's own children, Jean and Valda.

    This book was the first by an Australian author to be, 'by command of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Elizabeth II...accepted into the Royal Library at Buckingham Palace for use of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Charles, Duke of Cornwall, and Princess Anne.' (from dust jacket)

    Major Bill's 'A Prince of Pups' and Eleven Other Stories for Children
    Melbourne : National Press , 1949
    pg. 82-94
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