Authors: Lilian Jackson Braun
ISBN-13: 9780515136357, ISBN-10: 0515136352
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: Reissue
For nearly four decades, cat lover Lilian Jackson Braun has been turning out mysteries in her The Cat Who...series, starring multifaceted sleuth Jim Qwilleran and his two helpful cats, Koko and Yum Yum. Wryly but tamely written, Braun's books prove that quaintness and crime need not be mutually exclusive.
Fictional columnist James Qwilleran has finally completed his book showcasing the stories related to him by residents of Moose County-that famous region four hundred miles north of everywhere. With an introduction by Lilian Jackson Braun, this delightful volume reveals the offbeat "history" of Moose County-in never-before-published stories. It's a treat for old and new fans alike.
Fans of Lilian Jackson Braun's Cat Who... series won't want to miss Short and Tall Tales: Moose County Legends Collected by James Mackintosh Qwilleran. In the voice of Qwill, her beloved fictional journalist, Braun presents 27 amusing yarns, from "The True(?) History of Squunk Water" to "Those Pushy Moose County Blueberries."
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | The Legend of the Rubbish Heap | 3 |
2 | Secret of the Blacksmith's Wife | 9 |
3 | Housecalls on Horseback | 15 |
4 | Hilda the Clipper | 21 |
5 | Milo the Potato Farmer | 27 |
6 | The Little Old Man in the Woods | 33 |
7 | My Great-Grandmother's Coal Mine | 39 |
8 | The True (?) History of Squunk Water | 45 |
9 | Whooping It Up with the Loggers | 49 |
10 | "The Princess" and the Pirates | 55 |
11 | Wildcattin' with an Old Hog | 59 |
12 | The Scratching Under the Door | 65 |
13 | The Dimsdale Jinx | 69 |
14 | The Mystery of Dank Hollow | 75 |
15 | Tale of Two Tombstones | 81 |
16 | The Pork-and-Beans Incident at Boggy Bottom | 87 |
17 | At Last, a Hospital in the Wilderness | 93 |
18 | Emmaline and the Spiral Staircase | 99 |
19 | The Curious Fate of the Jenny Lee | 103 |
20 | A Scary Experience on a Covered Bridge | 109 |
21 | A Cat Tale: Holy Terror and the Bishop | 113 |
22 | Those Pushy Moose County Blueberries | 117 |
23 | The Curse on the Apple Orchard | 123 |
24 | Matilda, a Family Heroine | 129 |
25 | How Pleasant Street Got Its Name | 133 |
26 | The Noble Sons of the Noose | 137 |
27 | Phineas Ford's Fabulous Collection | 141 |