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Mrs. Coverlet #3
Mrs. Coverlet's Detectives
The three Persever children of While Mr. Coverlet Was Away (1958) and Mrs. Coverlet is Magicians (1961) continue to throw out laughs as they leave home to go on a rampage in New York City. Their cat, Nervous, now belongs to the wealthy Mrs. Dextrose-Chesapeake, but disappeared mysteriously from a cat show. Hot on the trail of the cat burglar is Toad, the youngest of the Persevers, and he is enthusiastically assisted by the somewhat priggish Molly and by Malcolm, Who keeps struggling with the innuendoes of his conscience. The three make good use of playground possibilities of Mrs. D-C's elegant brownstone, zipping up and down the bird-cage style elevator, or, alternately, the dumb waiter. Nervous is retrieved under circumstances as artificial as one of neighbor Marcia Mellow's soapy TV shows to complete a story that has more chuckleability than credibility. ( On line review)
- GenresChildrens
154 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1965
49 people want to read
About the author
Mary Nash
45 books19 followersMary Josephine Nash Baldwin (born 1947) is an Irish historian living in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). She has specialized in the study of the history of women and feminism in Spain.
In 1967, she graduated from the National University of Ireland, and in 1975 she obtained a licentiate in philosophy and letters at the University of Barcelona. She received her doctorate there in 1977 in the specialty of modern history, with the thesis La mujer en las organizaciones políticas de izquierdas en España, 1931–1939. In 1982, she was one of the founders of the Women's Historical Research Center at the University of Barcelona.[3]
In 1984, she won the Emilia Pardo Bazán prize for her work Presencia y protagonismo. Aspectos de la historia de las mujeres. In 1995, the Generalitat de Catalunya awarded her the Creu de Sant Jordi.[4] In 2008 she received the President Macià Working Medal.[5] In 2010 she became a Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Granada.[6]
She is one of the directors of Arenal, Journal of Women's History [es], has collaborated with UNESCO, and was president of the Spanish Association for Women's History Research (AEIHM) from 1991 to 1997.[7]
She is a Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona.
In 1967, she graduated from the National University of Ireland, and in 1975 she obtained a licentiate in philosophy and letters at the University of Barcelona. She received her doctorate there in 1977 in the specialty of modern history, with the thesis La mujer en las organizaciones políticas de izquierdas en España, 1931–1939. In 1982, she was one of the founders of the Women's Historical Research Center at the University of Barcelona.[3]
In 1984, she won the Emilia Pardo Bazán prize for her work Presencia y protagonismo. Aspectos de la historia de las mujeres. In 1995, the Generalitat de Catalunya awarded her the Creu de Sant Jordi.[4] In 2008 she received the President Macià Working Medal.[5] In 2010 she became a Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Granada.[6]
She is one of the directors of Arenal, Journal of Women's History [es], has collaborated with UNESCO, and was president of the Spanish Association for Women's History Research (AEIHM) from 1991 to 1997.[7]
She is a Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Barcelona.
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July 15, 2011
I must find a copy of this to complete the series!
November 28, 2011
One of my childhood favorites!
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