Mrs. Pringle of Fairacre

Mrs. Pringle, the lugubrious school cleaner, has always beena favorite character in the Fairacre series. Here, through the eyes andanecdotes of the schoolmistress Miss Read and others, we trace Maud Pringle'slife. They include childhood visits to the village from her Caxley home,through her working days before her marriage to Fred Pringle, and on to herlong association with Fairacre School. We meet again many old friends as theycross Mrs. Pringle's path: Mr. Willet the caretaker, Mr. Partridge the vicar,Miss Clare, and Miss Read'' friend Amy. And their adventures make anotherenchanting excursion to Fairacre that will delight Miss Read's devotedfollowers.