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The mice in this story created the widely respected prisoners aid so. The first edition of the novel was published in 1959, and was written by margery sharp. Margery sharp books list of books by author margery sharp. Well, if a human needs rescuing from the deepest, darkest dungeon in the infamous black castle, who else is up to the job, if it isnt the prisoners aid society of mice. There are multiple format available for you to choose pdf, epub, doc. Clara margery melita sharp 25 january 1905 14 march 1991 was an english author of 25 novels for adults, 14 childrens novels, four plays, two mysteries, and numerous short stories. The paperback of the the rescuers by margery sharp, garth williams. Miss bianca in the orient lions by sharp, margery and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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Free download or read online the rescuers pdf epub book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 160 pages and is available in paperback format. As a child, i loved any sort of mouse adventure stories, but none were as well written as margary sharps miss bianca series. Bianca and bernard, agents for the prisoners aid society of mice, rescue prisoners and outwit villains in. From the 1959 little, brown edition of the rescuers by margery sharp. Sharp wrote twentysix novels, three of which britannia mews, cluny brown, and the nutmeg tree were made into feature films, and fourteen childrens books, including the rescuers, which was adapted into two disney animated films. The rescuers by margery sharp, garth williams kirkus. The rescuers disneys wonderful world of reading by walt disney productions. The rescuers collins modern classics by margery sharp.
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