T. H. White

Touching, very funny and utterly believable. It is full of amazing characters

Has always been a favourite of mine… This book is one for the hall of fame

I can think of few greater pleasures in reading aloud to a bookish child than to read that child first Gulliver's Travels and then Mistress Masham's Repose... It is a stunning book for a child to know

A book I read again and again is Mistress Masham's Repose... you're in awe of the imagination behind it. When I read it as a child I thought it had really happened.

Open Mistress Masham's Repose, by T H White, and you stop into a magical place... The book is an idyll.

Maria is the orphan mistress of a crumbling manor four times as long as Buckingham Palace. Her grounds are so vast and overgrown that Maria is already ten years old before she discovers that a community of Lilliputians live on her land – the proud but tiny people whom Gulliver met on his famous travels. 
 
To keep their secret safe, Maria must outsmart her vile Governess and the greedy Vicar as they plot to steal her inheritance. Fortunately, Maria has a few tricks up her sleeve, and an entire army in her pocket. 
 
Includes exclusive content: In the 'Backstory' you can take the Mistress Masham quiz and find out why this is Anne Fine's favourite book. 
 
Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from Peter Pan and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

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Praise for Mistress Masham's Repose

My favourite children's book ever

Touching, very funny and utterly believable. It is full of amazing characters

Has always been a favourite of mine… This book is one for the hall of fame

My favourite children's book ever

Touching, very funny and utterly believable. It is full of amazing characters

Has always been a favourite of mine… This book is one for the hall of fame

My favourite children's book ever

Touching, very funny and utterly believable. It is full of amazing characters

Has always been a favourite of mine… This book is one for the hall of fame

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