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Responsible for cleaning the homes of the rich, Mrs Harris is a humble charlady with a knack for putting things in order wherever she goes. When, much to her surprise, she wins a trip for two beyond the Iron Curtain, she has no idea of the adventure that lies ahead of her. Ever the loyal servant, however, Mrs Harris (accompanied by her loyal friend Mrs Butterfield) believes it only right that others benefit from her good fortune as well. With a mink coat in mind for Mrs Butterfield, she also hopes to use their 'oliday to reignite a lost romance between her lovelorn employer and a Russian woman he had loved years ago. Unfortunately, the discreet passing of documents is an activity which can land even the most well-intentioned charlady in hot water with the KGB...

This is the story of a young boy called Peter, who is knocked down by a car. To his considerable astonishment, when he recovers, he is not a young boy, but a cat! Fortunately, he meets Jennie, a cat who had been abandoned by her family when they moved away, who educates him in the wiles of the feline world.

The Small Miracle: A little boy requests of the Pope that his sick donkey, Violetta, be healed through a visit to the crypt of St. Francis of Assisi.

A young girl called Mouche is about to throw herself into the Seine, when her attention is attracted by a voice. It turns out to be the voice of a glove puppet, called Carrot Top. She then meets Reynardo the fox, Gigi, Alifanfaron, Dr. Duclos, Madame Muscat and Monsieur Nicholas. The story is about her relationship with the seven puppets and their grim puppetmaster, Capitaine Coq, and what happens when she joins their travelling show. This is another of Paul Gallico's brilliant short novels. You find yourself thinking, as Mouche does, of the puppets as individuals, and completely forgetting that they are only puppets.

The story of a friendship that develops between a lonely crippled painter and a village girl, when together they minister to an injured snow goose during World War II.

The story follows seven-year-old Mary, whose world shatters when her beloved cat, Thomasina, is deemed too sick to survive by her stern father, the town vet. Heartbroken and silent towards her father, Mary faces her own life-threatening illness. Meanwhile, Thomasina is saved by Lori, the enigmatic Red Witch, and transformed into Talitha, a powerful being with ties to an Egyptian goddess, now returning for vengeance. Themes of love, loss, and transformation intertwine in this magical tale.

Mrs Harris is a "daily" a London charwoman who sees so much of the lovely clothes of her London employer that the one thing she wants above all else is to own a Dior gown. What happens to her in Paris and what happened when she left its magic for her own London home is the story Mr. Gallico tells in this book

1st Penguin 2754 1967 edition paperback vg++ condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Recommended for adult literacy intermediate level.

The resolute London charwoman rescues little 'Enry from his cruel foster parents, and together they set out to find his American father.

From beloved author Paul Gallico, the delightful and uplifting story of Mrs. Harris, an ordinary woman whose life is transformed by one beautiful dress-soon to be a motion picture starring Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert. Mrs. Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant's wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life-a Dior dress. In all the years of her drab and humble existence, she's never seen anything as magical as the dress before her and she's never wanted anything so badly. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs. Harris scrimps and saves until one day, after three long, uncomplaining years, she finally has enough money to go to Paris. When she arrives at the House of Dior, Mrs. Harris has little idea of how her life is about to be turned upside down and how many other lives she will transform forever. Always kind, always cheery, and always winsome, the indomitable Mrs. Harris takes Paris by storm and learns one of life's greatest lessons along the way. This treasure from the 1950s introduces the irrepressible Mrs. Harris, part charlady, part fairy-godmother, whose adventures take her from her humble London roots to the heights of glamour.

Mrs Harris is back! A little boy, whose father was a GI, is being ill-treated. So when she is asked to go to New York with one of her clients to keep house for her, she smuggles the lad with her to try to find his father.

On its maiden voyage, luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon is capsized by a massive undersea earthquake. A handful of survivors must fight for their lives—struggling to make it from the upper deck of the ship to the hull, the only part above water, before the ship sinks. Faced with rising water and the violence of desperate passengers and crewmembers, the group must do everything it can to survive—before time runs out. Adapted into an award-winning film by Irwin Allen, The Poseidon Adventure is a thrilling tale with timeless suspense and excitement. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Gallico (1897-1976) was an American novelist and sportswriter. Born in New York City, he graduated from Columbia University and became the sports editor and columnist for the New York Daily News, where he became known for asking champion boxer Jack Dempsey to spar with him during an interview. He founded the Golden Gloves amateur boxing competition, and wrote the book that inspired the movie The Pride of the Yankees, starring Gary Cooper. Gallico is known for his short stories and novels, several of which were adapted to TV and film. His short story The Snow Goose received the O. Henry Award for short fiction; his novel Love of Seven Dolls was adapted into Lili, an Oscar-winning film.

A nine-year-old boy meets an array of colorful characters when he leaves his home in San Diego and takes a bus trip to Washington, D.C., to patent his toy bubble gun invention

The snow goose becomes a symbol of hope to the soldiers at Dunkirk.

Der grosse Eisenbahnraub/Wenn der blaue Wal singt/Mrs. Harris fliegt nach Moskau/Jauche und Levkojen - bk425; Verlag "Das Beste"; Michael Crichton/James Vance Marshall/Paul Gallico/Christine Brückner; Paperback; 1977

Der hinreißende Katzen-Klassiker von Paul Gallico Jeder Mensch hat seine Schwäche: Das entschlüsselte Manuskript einer Katze, die einen Ratgeber geschrieben hat, wie man sich selbst und seine Menschen glücklich macht.

Sechzig Jahre ist sie alt, die Londoner Putzfrau Ada Harris, aber sie scheut ncht das Abenteuer einer New York-Reise, um zusammen mit dem an Bord geschmuggelten kleinen Henry seinen nach Amerika entschwundenen Vater zu suchen. Ihre Mission erfüllt sich anders als gedacht, aber Henry hat wieder ein Zuhause.

Die Geschichte dreht sich um die besondere Verbindung zwischen Fritha und Philip, die jedes Jahr während des Winters der Schneegans an der Küste von Essex wieder auflebt. Diese jährliche Rückkehr symbolisiert nicht nur die Naturzyklen, sondern auch die tiefen emotionalen Bande und Erinnerungen, die die beiden Protagonisten miteinander verbinden. Die Erzählung erkundet Themen wie Freundschaft, Verlust und die unaufhörliche Anziehungskraft der Vergangenheit.

Ein Schloss in England, seit Jahrhunderten im Besitz der Familie Paradine, wird von zahlreichen übersinnlichen Erscheinungen heimgesucht: Bilder fallen von der Wand, Stühle rutschen durchs Zimmer, Gegenstände fliegen durch die Luft, und nachts spaziert die unheimliche Gestalt einer Nonne durch die Gänge und Hallen. Weder die Familie Paradine noch ihre Gäste sind von diesen Phänomenen angetan. Schließlich wird ein junger Gelehrter, Spezialist für parapsychologische Phänomene, zur Hilfe gerufen, der den Gespenstern energisch zu Leibe rückt. Dabei wird er aber in Liebeshändel, Intrigen und andere menschliche Unzulänglichkeiten verstrickt, auch ein Gespenst hat es auf ihn abgesehen. Wird es ihm trotzdem gelingen, mit dem Geisterunwesen aufzuräumen, oder werden die Gespenster obsiegen?

Un classico senza tempo: pubblicato per la prima volta negli Stati Uniti nel 1964, Il grande Miao vuole essere un manuale per gatti di tutte le età, e soprattutto per gattini alle prime armi che si apprestano a "conquistare" una famiglia. Voce narrante è una micina molto furba, scaltra e intelligente, che elargisce consigli e rivela stratagemmi su come sottomettere e addestrare "i bipedi". Non manca proprio nulla: dalle puntuali ed esilaranti descrizioni dei comportamenti di uomini e donne, alle istruzioni su come gestire bambini e scapoli; dalle indicazioni su come impadronirsi di poltrona e letto, a quelle su come affrontare eventuali visite di sconosciuti o le festività natalizie. Con tono vivace e un'ironia accattivante, Paul Gallico offre uno sguardo divertente e originale sulle varie idiosincrasie di noi bipedi e ci accompagna nella mente dei nostri amici felini, dei quali sapremo riconoscere, con un sorriso incantato e arreso, tutte le tattiche e gli atteggiamenti qui raccontati.

Mouche, ein junges Mädchen aus der Bretagne, sieht ihr Leben als gescheitert an - mit erst 22 Jahren. Und so läuft sie durch das nächtliche Paris, das ihre Träume von einer Schauspielkarriere nicht zur Wahrheit werden lassen wollte, und hat nur noch ein Ziel: die Seine.
Glücklicherweise führt ihr Weg an einem Jahrmarkt vorbei, wo ein paar Handpuppen sie aus ihrer Bude heraus ansprechen - und noch am selben Abend gehört sie der Truppe an. Die Liebe, die sie von den Handpuppen erfährt und ihnen schenkt, gibt ihr wieder neue Kraft zu leben.
Warum aber ist der Puppenspieler, der doch alle seine Figuren führt, selbst nicht in der Lage, ihr gegenüber seine Gefühle zu zeigen? Mit der zauberhaften Geschichte der kleinen Mouche, die sich nichts lieber wünscht, als in Paris ihr Glück zu finden, erlangte Paul Gallico internationale Anerkennung.

2. Juni 1953, Elizabeth II. wird zur Königin gekrönt. Familie Clagg aus Sheffield fährt mit dem Zug nach London, um die Feierlichkeiten aus nächster Nähe zu sehen. Will, der Vater, platzt vor Stolz: Dank guter Beziehungen ist es dem Stahlarbeiter gelungen, erstklassige Plätze an der Prozessionsstrecke vom Buckingham Palace zur Westminster Abbey zu ergattern. Außer der mürrischen Großmutter, die den Ausflug für Geldverschwendung hält, sind sich alle einig: Für so ein Erlebnis, von dem man noch seinen Enkelkindern erzählt, verzichten sie sogar auf ihren Sommerurlaub. Der elfjährige Johnny freut sich auf die königliche Garde und die Kavallerie, seine Schwester Gwendoline bewundert Elizabeth wie eine Märchenprinzessin, und Violet, die Mutter, kann kaum glauben, dass sie selbst den Luxus erleben darf, den sie sonst nur aus ihren Zeitschriften kennt. Doch in London angekommen stellt sich heraus: Die Karten sind gefälscht. Eine Katastrophe! Vor allem für die Kinder. Trotzdem wird der Krönungstag zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis - wenn auch ganz anders, als Familie Clagg es sich vorgestellt hat.