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The Book of Brownies First edition Author Enid Blyton Illustrator Ernest Aris Language English Genre Fantasy Published 1926 Publisher George Newnes Ltd OCLC 316061908 The Book of Brownies is a book by Enid Blyton published in 1926. The Book of Brownies is the story of three naughty brownies: Hop, Skip and Jump, who are tricked by Witch Green-eyes into helping her to kidnap the Princess Peronel ...
A brownie or broonie (), [1] also known as a brùnaidh or gruagach (Scottish Gaelic), is a household spirit or hobgoblin from Scottish folklore that is said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks.
The first appearances of Brownie characters in a print publication took place in 1879, but not until the February 1881 issue of Wide Awake magazine were the creatures printed in their final form. [4] The first proper story, The Brownies' Ride , appeared in the February 1883 issue of the children's periodical St. Nicholas Magazine .
The Brownie and the Princess: And Other Stories (ISBN 978-0060000837) is a book of ten children's stories by the American author, Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). [1] The stories were published in various children's magazines during her lifetime.
Palmer Cox (April 28, 1840 – July 24, 1924) was a Canadian illustrator and author, [1] [2] best known for The Brownies, his series of humorous verse books and comic strips about the mischievous but kindhearted fairy-like sprites.
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In the United Kingdom, the 1966 report called Tomorrow's Guide by a Working Party set up to revise and update the programme of the Girl Guides Association, recommended a reduction in the number of ceremonies used by Brownies; [35] the Grand Howl was not retained. The Brownie Grand Howl is still used by the Girl Guides of Canada. [36]
The name "Bangor Brownie" appears to have been derived from the town of Bangor, Maine, which an apocryphal story states was the hometown of a housewife who created the original brownie recipe. [4] Maine food educator and columnist Mildred Brown Schrumpf was the main proponent of the theory that brownies were invented in Bangor.