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Mary Poppins Opens The Door
''Mary Poppins Opens the Door'' is a British children's fantasy novel by the Australian-British writer P.L. Travers, the third book and last novel in the ''Mary Poppins (book series), Mary Poppins'' series that features the magic in fiction, magical English nanny Mary Poppins (character), Mary Poppins. It was published in 1943 by Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc and illustrated by Mary Shepard and Agnes Sims. Plot summary On Guy Fawkes Night, Mary Poppins arrives in the wake of the last fireworks display by the Banks family. The Banks children Michael, Jane, the twins, and Annabel plead with her to stay. She reluctantly agrees to do so "till the door opens". When an anxious Jane points out that the nursery door is always opening, she clarifies "the Other Door." Mrs. Banks has Mary and the children find a piano tuner, who happens to be Mary's cousin, Mr. Twigley. When Mary and the children visit, Mr. Twigley tries to unburden himself from seven wishes given to him when he was born. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Shepard
Mary Eleanor Jessie Knox née Shepard (25 December 1909 – 4 September 2000) was an English illustrator of children's books. She is best known for the ''Mary Poppins'' stories written by P. L. Travers (1934 to 1988). She used her married name Mary Knox outside the publishing industry. Life and career She was the daughter of E. H. Shepard, a famous illustrator of children's literature including ''Winnie-the-Pooh'' by A. A. Milne in the 1920s and a 1931 edition of ''The Wind in the Willows'' by Kenneth Grahame. She was the illustrator for the U.S. publisher Lippincot's 1937 edition of ''Pigeon Post'' by Arthur Ransome. Shepard graduated from the Slade School of Art. She was 23 when her father was too busy to illustrate ''Mary Poppins'' and Travers discovered her work on a Christmas card. She married E. V. Knox, 28 years her senior, in 1937. He was editor of ''Punch'' and father of the writer Penelope Fitzgerald Penelope Mary Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursery (room)
A nursery is usually, in American connotations, a bedroom within a house or other dwelling set aside for an infant or toddler. A typical nursery would contain a cradle or a crib (or similar type of bed), a table or platform for the purpose of changing diapers (also known as a changing table), a rocking chair, as well as various items required for the care of the child (such as baby powder and medicine). A nursery is generally designated for the smallest bedroom in the house, as a baby requires very little space until at least walking age; the premise being that the room is used almost exclusively for sleep. However, the room in many cases could remain the bedroom of the child well into his or her teenage years, or until a younger sibling is born, and the parents decide to move the older child into another larger bedroom, if one should be available. In Edwardian times, for the wealthy and mid-tier classes, a nursery was a suite of rooms at the top of a house, including the nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Fantasy Novels
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the Allied European strategy for the next st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
