Mary Mouse

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Mary Mouse

Mary Mouse and the Dolls' House More Adventures of Mary Mouse Little Mary Mouse Again Hello, Little Mary Mouse Mary Mouse and Her Family Here Comes Mary Mouse Again How Do You Do, Mary Mouse We Do Love Mary Mouse Welcome, Mary Mouse Hurrah for Mary Mouse A Prize for Mary Mouse Mary Mouse and Her Bicycle Mary Mouse and the Noah's Ark Mary Mouse to the Rescue Mary Mouse in Nursery Rhyme Land A Day with Mary Mouse Mary Mouse and the Garden Party Mary Mouse Goes to the Fair Mary Mouse Has a Wonderful Idea Mary Mouse Goes to Sea Mary Mouse Goes Out for the Day Fun with Mary Mouse Mary Mouse and the Little Donkey
Author	Enid Blyton
Illustrator	Olive F. Openshaw (first fifteen books), Frederick White (next six books) and R. Paul-Hoye (last two books)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	Children's fiction
Published	1942–1964
No. of books	23

Mary Mouse is a fictional character "imagined" by Enid Blyton, a prolific British children's author, in the mid 20th century. Mary Mouse is a mouse exiled from her mousehole who becomes a maid at the dolls' house, employed by Sailor Doll.^[1]

The original publications were in an unusual format, 15 cm × 7 cm (6 in × 2+3⁄4 in) softback pictorial. Due to the austerity and paper shortages of the times, during and after World War II, the first editions were cheaply made with simple colour illustration and stapled bindings overstuck with linen edging.

Loved mainly by girls, this character's memory has lived on. The original books (published by Brockhampton Press of Leicester at a price of one shilling) are highly collectable, perhaps because few remain in reasonable condition. The books were immensely popular in Blyton's days and eventually sold one million copies.^[2]

Books[]

1. (1942), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
2. (1943), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
3. (1944), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
4. (1945), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
5. (1946), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
6. (1947), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
7. (1948), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
8. (1950), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
9. (1950), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
10. (1951), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
11. (1951), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
12. (1952), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
13. (1952), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
14. (1954), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
15. (1955), illustrated by Olive F. Openshaw
16. (1956), illustrated by Frederick White
17. (1957), illustrated by Frederick White
18. (1958), illustrated by Frederick White
19. (1959), illustrated by Frederick White
20. (1960), illustrated by Frederick White
21. (1961), illustrated by Frederick White
22. (1962), illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye
23. (1964), illustrated by R. Paul-Hoye

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