This enrages Sharppiz and he becomes consumed with jealousy and vows to get rid of the cat. Dame Mitchell is praised by Lady Greenford for her excellent care of Mowmouth since he arrived, and is entrusted with his care whilst she visits her sister.ĭue to her previous good care of the cat, Dame Mitchell is promised a rich pension upon the Lady’s death if Mowmouth is happy and healthy upon her return.
Here is Dame Mitchell taking her duty to Mowmouth’s care very seriously.Ī few weeks later Lady Greenford receives news that her sister is unwell and intends to visit her for some weeks, but unfortunately she has to leave Mowmouth behind because of her sister’s aversion to cats. This edition was published in 1870 and is part of a collection of short stories featuring four hundred illustrations by eminent artists. The History of Dame Mitchell And Her Cat is no exception to this combination of entertainment and moral compass. This has since become known as ‘instruction with delight’, a phrase relating to the early children’s books of John Newbery whose frontispiece for A Little Pretty Pocket Book (1744) had the phrase in Latin, ‘Deluctando monemus’. These works tended to lean slightly more towards instruction than frivolity, focusing on religion, morals, social conduct, ideology, or beliefs and ideas of the time. Just as children’s books today are designed to entertain as well as educate, so were those of the late 18th and 19th centuries. In a change of pace for today’s blog, we thought we would share a review of one of our children’s literature stories: The History of Dame Mitchell And Her Cat from the 19th century. The North Western Museum of Science and Industry: Some Reminiscences by Richard HillsĪs well as a vast collection of rare and academic works the library is home to a small collection of children’s stories and fairytales.Manchester Association for Constitutional Order.
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