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Gallico magic : 7 complete books

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  • Author: Gallico, Paul
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    Mrs. 'Arris goes to Paris: Mrs Harris is a London charlady. One day, she sees a Dior dress belonging to one of her clients, and falls desperately in love with it. Then a miracle occurs, and she wins a hundred pounds on the football pools. So she 'scrimps and syves' until she has enough to buy a Dior dress of her own, and off she goes to Paris to buy it...; Mrs. 'Arris goes to New York: 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; Mrs. 'Arris goes to Parliament: Mrs Harris again. This time she runs for Parliament as an independent, and wins, only to find that she is being used for political ends; The Snow Goose: The story of a lonely hunchbacked artist who lives in an abandoned lighthouse in the marshlands of Essex, and his friendship with a young girl who brings him an injured Canada Snow Goose; The Small Miracle: This story is set in Assisi, the home of St Francis. It is the story of Pepino, a poor orphan, and his donkey Violetta. When Violetta falls ill, and the vet cannot do anything for her, Pepino tries to get permission to take her into the crypt of St. Francis. But when that permission is denied, then he realises that he has to go to higher authority...; Ludmila: This story is set in Liechtenstein, a few hundred years ago. It is the story of a little girl, and a weakling cow who gave very little milk, and the miracle that happened one day; Coronation: In 1952, a working-class family decide to give up their annual holiday, and instead go to London to see the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. This is the story of the disasters and triumphs of the day.

    Original Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Nelson Doubleday, c1967
    Language(s): English