Books with author E Field

Extract :Chapter 1It all cameabout because Mrs.Rufus Rabbit had suddenly become verystrict about the comings and goings ofPETER Rabbit and Molly Cottontail and Flopsy and Mopsy. (Mrs.Rufus Rabbit was Peter Rabbit's Ma.)They must get up and go to bed at just such an hour, and ask permission every time they went out of the house.Peter Rabbit was rather fond of having his own way and he promptly made up his mind that while such rules were all very well for Molly Cottontail, who never had a mind of her own anyway, and for Flopsy and Mopsy,who were far too young to do anything but to mind somebody else. as far as HE wasconcerned, heintended to goto bed when heliked and get up when he pleased.

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Excerpt from Mixed Pickles: A Story for Girls and BoysIf you had just rushed in full of the great news that the robin's blue eggs in that dear little nest by the garden door were gone, and four gaping, featherless darlings were there in stead, you felt that it was much worth while tn try and make grandmother enter into the delight of the surprise. And when you had told her, she would only say, Very nice, my dear; very charming, I'm sure. Now run out again, and don't get freckled. After which she would smooth down her heavy watered-silk gown, and doze over the big grave book again.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.