Orlando (The Marmalade Cat)
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Orlando is the eponym
ous hero
of a series of 19 illustrated
children's books
written by Kathleen Hale
between 1938 and 1972 by various publishers including Country Life
.
His family consist of his wife Grace, and three kittens: Blanche, Pansy and Tinkle.
In A Seaside Holiday Orlando and his family stay in the town of 'Owlbarrow', a thinly disguised version of Aldeburgh
on the coast of Suffolk
: many of the illustrations feature landmarks in the town.
Books in the series are;
Eponym
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ous hero
Hero
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of a series of 19 illustrated
Illustration
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children's books
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
written by Kathleen Hale
Kathleen Hale
Kathleen Hale was a British artist, illustrator, and children's author. She is best remembered for her series of books about Orlando the Marmalade Cat....
between 1938 and 1972 by various publishers including Country Life
Country Life (magazine)
Country Life is a British weekly magazine, based in London at 110 Southwark Street, and owned by IPC Media, a Time Warner subsidiary.- Topics :The magazine covers the pleasures and joys of rural life, as well as the concerns of rural people...
.
His family consist of his wife Grace, and three kittens: Blanche, Pansy and Tinkle.
In A Seaside Holiday Orlando and his family stay in the town of 'Owlbarrow', a thinly disguised version of Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh is a coastal town in Suffolk, East Anglia, England. Located on the River Alde, the town is notable for its Blue Flag shingle beach and fisherman huts where freshly caught fish are sold daily, and the Aldeburgh Yacht Club...
on the coast of Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
: many of the illustrations feature landmarks in the town.
Books in the series are;
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): A Camping Holiday (1938)
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): A Trip Abroad (1939)
- Orlando's Evening Out (1941)
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): Buys a Farm (1942)
- Orlando's Home Life (1942)
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): His Silver Wedding (1944)
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): Becomes a Doctor (1944)
- Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas (1947)
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): Keeps a Dog (1949)
- Orlando the Judge (1950)
- Orlando, the Marmalade Cat. A Seaside Holiday (1952)
- Orlando's Zoo (1954)
- Orlando (the Marmalade Cat): The Frisky Housewife (1956)
- Orlando's Magic Carpet (1958)
- Orlando's Country Peepshow (1959)
- Orlando, the Marmalade Cat, Buys a Cottage (1963)
- Orlando and the Three Graces (1965)
- Orlando Goes to the Moon (1968)
- Orlando and the Water Cats (1972)