Date 19 February 2020
Pages 128
Format cm 22 x 29
Price € 16.00
EAN 9782369816843
Publisher Website www.editions-ruedesevres.fr

Miss Charity

Publisher Rue de Sèvres
Age All Ages
An endearing character and homage to Beatrix Potter. A touch of Jane Austen with irreverent reflections on high society and the social norms of the era.

Charity is lively and very curious. But in late 19th-century polite English society, proper little girls aren’t supposed to be seen or heard. Since her parents pay her no mind, Charity embarks on a series of adventures to avoid dying of boredom: raising mice, organizing snail races, studying mushrooms, learning Shakespeare by heart... Then she discovers watercolor, and starts painting the animals and landscapes she sees. She goes on to become a naturalist and an illustrator of children’s books. A lovely story of emancipation told through Anne Montel’s magnificent and moving artwork.