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42-417: Milly-Molly-Mandy's real name is Millicent Margaret Amanda, but she was given the nickname because of the length of her full name. Her adventures are the everyday events of village life: running errands, going to school, making presents, fishing, picnicking, and so on. She lives in "the nice white cottage with the thatched roof" on the edge of a small village. Her parents, grandparents, aunt and uncle also live in

84-555: A New Dress , Bunchy and Milly-Molly-Mandy engage over buying dress fabric. Though both girls like the floral fabric, Milly-Molly-Mandy decides Bunchy should have it because of her name and the two become friends. Brisley went on to write two spin-off books about Bunchy. Many printings of the original Milly-Molly-Mandy books have been made available over the decades by various publishers. The original six books include 64 stories. In subsequent years these stories were released in varying formats by several publishers. Numerous variations of

126-685: A card game, a little snow-globe man and a wooden sailor-doll. The books are Illustrated with the author's pen and ink drawings. Early printings of both books included a Brisley watercolour frontispiece . There have been some Milly-Molly-Mandy adaptations and merchandising. Kingfisher released a Milly Molly Mandy doll and Pan Macmillan has published an activity book; there is also a niche market for Milly-Molly-Mandy's classic red and white striped dress with white bloomers. Joyce Lankester Brisley illustrated her stories with pen and ink line drawings which continue to be featured in current editions. Colour frontispieces with Brisley's watercolours were featured in

168-515: A corn shop in the village. Jessamine is a little girl whose wealthy family often vacations at The House with the Iron Railings. In one story, she and her mother take MMM, Billy and Susan on a drive to the Downs. Jilly Muggins is another friend to Milly-Molly-Mandy. She lives with her Aunty, Miss Muggins, who owns a shop that sells sweets, material and other useful things that everybody in

210-518: A current affairs television series The Christian Science Monitor Reports , which was distributed via syndication to television stations across the United States. In 1988, The Christian Science Monitor Reports won a Peabody Award for a series of reports on Islamic fundamentalism. That same year, the program was cancelled, and The Monitor created a daily television program World Monitor , anchored by former NBC correspondent John Hart , which

252-495: A profit. Subsequently, The Monitor began relying more on the Internet as an integral part of its business model. The Monitor was one of the first newspapers to put its text online in 1996 and also one of the first to launch a PDF edition in 2001. It was also an early pioneer of RSS feeds. In 2005, Richard Bergenheim , a Christian Science practitioner , was named the new editor. Shortly before his death in 2008, Bergenheim

294-406: A railway station but she goes to a nearby town via pony and trap to take the train, these could be akin to Polegate , Berwick or Glynde which are close to Alfriston (if the author did base the stories on her own nearby area). They are set in the late 1920s, given the state of inventions; cars are just spreading into general use but there are no telephones, household electricity or aeroplanes as

336-400: A rule. Milly-Molly-Mandy 's real name is Millicent Margaret Amanda, but her family thought it too long a name to call every time they wanted her. She always wears a pink and white striped frock and sometimes a yellow hat. Milly-Molly-Mandy helps by running errands for the family. Milly-Molly-Mandy lives in a nice white cottage with a thatched roof with her large family. Father 's first name

378-442: A tea cosy. Uncle 's first name is Joe. Uncle keeps cows (to give them all milk) and chickens (to give them all eggs). Aunty sews frocks and shirts for them all and does the sweeping and dusting. Aunty's first name is Alice. Great Aunt Margaret is Grandma's sister and came to stay for a few days. Topsy is Milly-Molly-Mandy's black and white cat. Toby is Milly-Molly-Mandy's small black and white terrier. Duckling : In

420-574: A weekly, which launched in 1960, and the weekly World Edition, which replaced the London edition in 1974. Mark Sappenfield became the editor in March 2017. The Christian Science Monitor is not primarily a religious-themed paper and does not evangelize, though each issue of the paper does usually contain a single religious themed article in the Home Forum section, generally related to a topic from

462-456: Is John. Father does all the gardening and grows vegetables for the whole family to eat and sell. Mother 's first name is Mary but she is called Polly in everyday use. Mother makes all the meals for the family and does all the washing. Grandpa takes the vegetables to market using his pony (Twinkletoes) and cart. Grandma knits socks, mittens and nice warm woolies for them all. In Milly-Molly-Mandy Spends A Penny , Grandma teaches her to knit

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504-409: Is Little Friend Susan's baby sister. Milly-Molly-Mandy helps look for a name for her and decides on Primrose but Mrs Moggs had already named her Doris. When she gets locked in her own bedroom by accident, Milly-Molly-Mandy crochets Doris a bonnet. Bunchy' s name is Violet Rosemary May, called "Bunchy for short" by her Granny who makes her dresses from floral fabric. In the story Milly-Molly-Mandy has

546-540: Is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles both in electronic format and a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper by Mary Baker Eddy , the founder of the new religious movement Christian Science , Church of Christ, Scientist . The newspaper has been based in Boston since its establishment. The Christian Science Monitor has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes and other journalistic accolades in its history. The Monitor

588-404: Is a book containing multiple creative works by the same or, more rarely, different authors . Commonly two or more of the works have been previously published as books, but a collection of shorter works, or shorter works collected with one previous book, may also be known as an omnibus. Omnibus editions help consolidate longer series into fewer books. The prices are usually equal to or less than

630-1613: The Los Angeles Times . In 2017, the Monitor put up a paywall on its content, and in 2018, there were approximately 10,000 subscriptions to the Monitor Daily email service. As of September 2023 , the number of hits had fallen to 1 million per month. Staff of The Monitor have been recipients of seven Pulitzer Prizes for their work on The Monitor : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NBC News Wall Street Journal Politico MSNBC / CNBC / Telemundo Bloomberg Government Washington Examiner Boston Globe / Washington Blade Fox News CBS News Radio AP Radio / PBS VOA Time Yahoo! News Daily Caller / EWTN CBS News Bloomberg News McClatchy NY Post / TheGrio Washington Times Salem Radio / CBN Cheddar News / Hearst TV AP NPR Foreign pool The Hill Regionals Newsmax Gray TV / Spectrum News ABC News Washington Post Agence France-Presse Fox Business / Fox News Radio CSM / Roll Call Al Jazeera Nexstar / Scripps News Reuters NY Times LA Times Univision / AURN RealClearPolitics Daily Beast / Dallas Morning News BBC / Newsweek CNN USA Today ABC News Radio Daily Mail National Journal HuffPost Financial Times / The Guardian Omnibus edition An omnibus edition or omnibus

672-492: The Monitor published an account of Carroll's kidnapping and subsequent release, with first-person reporting from Carroll and others involved. In October 2008, citing net losses of US$ 18.9 million per year versus US$ 12.5 million in annual revenue, The Monitor announced that it would cease printing daily and instead print weekly editions. The last daily print edition was published on March 27, 2009. The weekly magazine follows on from The Monitor 's London edition, also

714-667: The Bible in science classrooms. In 1997, the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs , a publication critical of United States policy in the Middle East, praised The Monitor for its objective and informative coverage of Islam and the Middle East. During the 27 years while Nelson Mandela was in prison in South Africa after having been convicted of sabotage, among other charges, The Christian Science Monitor

756-508: The Iron Railings. The stories were originally published in the Christian Science Monitor , beginning in 1925. They were first published as a collection, Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories , in 1928. The stories take place in south east England, and because of the proximity to the sea and the downs , and the chalk roads in the village, they would appear to take place near to the south coast. There are map illustrations inside

798-499: The body. A periodical of our own will counteract to some extent this public nuisance; for through our paper, at the price at which we shall issue it, we shall be able to reach many homes with healing, purifying thought. Eddy declared that The Monitor ' s mission should be "to spread undivided the Science that operates unspent" (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 353:16). MonitoRadio

840-419: The cottage. Her friends are Billy Blunt, a slightly older boy whose parents run a corn shop and Little-Friend-Susan, who lives in the cottage down the road. Occasionally, the stories include other friends such as Miss Muggin's niece Jilly; Bunchy, a slightly younger girl who first appears in the story 'Milly-Molly-Mandy gets a New Dress' , and Jessamine, a wealthy girl whose family often holidays at The House with

882-417: The day's news. The paper reports on issues including natural disasters, disease and mental health issues, homelessness, terrorism, and death. The paper's editorials have advocated against government interference in an individual's right to choose their own form of healthcare. They also support the separation of church and state , and the paper has opposed efforts to teach fundamentalist interpretations of

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924-420: The era of McCarthyism , a term first coined by The Monitor , the paper was one of the earliest critics of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy . The paper's circulation has ranged widely, from a peak of over 223,000 in 1970 to just under 56,000 shortly before the suspension of the daily print edition in 2009. Partially in response to declining circulation and the struggle to earn a profit, the church's directors and

966-454: The first four books individually and in one volume. The publications are limited to the first four books, including those mistitled as "complete": More recently, Milly-Molly-Mandy books have also been published under alternate titles, with five or six stories per book. Gardners Books through Pan Macmillan published a boxed set of four books, The Best of Milly-Molly-Mandy (2004), which was later carried by Kingfisher and released separately

1008-655: The front covers of each book. Each differs slightly to indicate the different events in the stories. When they take a trip to the seaside by train, another illustration has white cliffs which would suggest Kent or Sussex, and is visually rather akin to Eastbourne . The author was born in Bexhill-on-Sea , East Sussex , which is the next town east of Eastbourne. Both Bexhill and Eastbourne have railway stations. Milly-Molly-Mandy's village (possibly based on picturesque Alfriston or similar in East Sussex) does not have

1050-486: The inclusion of " Christian Science " in the paper's name, over initial opposition by some of her advisors who thought the religious reference might repel a secular audience. Eddy also saw a vital need to counteract the fear often spread by media reporting: Looking over the newspapers of the day, one naturally reflects that it is dangerous to live, so loaded with disease seems the very air. These descriptions carry fears to many minds, to be depicted in some future time upon

1092-610: The manager of the Christian Science Publishing Society were purportedly forced to plan cutbacks and closures (later denied), which led in 1989 to the mass protest resignations by its chief editor Kay Fanning (an ASNE president and former editor of the Anchorage Daily News ), managing editor David Anable, associate editor David Winder, and several other newsroom staff. Those developments also presaged administrative moves to scale back

1134-587: The next year. These were billed as in a "dainty, accessible format" featuring Clara Vulliamy cover art with Brisley interior illustrations: MacMillan Children's Books publishes the four above titles along with additional seasonal titles all featuring the Brisley illustrations. These are carried under the series name The World of Milly-Molly-Mandy : The character Bunchy is introduced as a younger classmate in Milly-Molly-Mandy Again (1948) with

1176-508: The original Milly-Molly-Mandy books have been issued by different publishers. Most include Joyce Lankester Brisley's original line drawings. These are a few pertinent editions: Individual volumes: Omnibus editions : Kingfisher Publishers released The Milly-Molly-Mandy Collection (1996), a two volume slipcase set. These books are currently sold separately by Kingfisher- Macmillian : 75th Anniversary Edition: Puffin Books has published

1218-414: The print newspaper in favor of expansions into radio, a magazine, shortwave broadcasting, and television. Expenses, however, rapidly outpaced revenues, contradicting predictions by church directors. On the brink of bankruptcy, the board was forced to close the broadcast programs in 1992. By late 2011, The Monitor was receiving an average of about 22 million hits per month on its website, slightly below

1260-589: The reader as well as the listener.... Milly-Molly-Mandy books never truly grow old. They just grow dearer, like a childhood friend." In a review for Girl Museum , Rebecca Taylor noted the "pure innocence of the tales" depicting an idealized rural England, illustrated "how country life for girls was very different from city life." She also described Milly-Molly-Mandy's character as "kind, strong, adventurous and brave" justifying her positive generational appeal. Christian Science Monitor The Christian Science Monitor ( CSM ), commonly known as The Monitor ,

1302-657: The six original books published by George G. Harrap & Co. Brisley's original artwork is held at the V&;A Archive of Art and Design . In 2000, Clara Vulliamy illustrations were featured throughout the 75th anniversary edition, The Big Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook , released by Kingfisher-Macmillian. The Vulliamy watercolours were also used as cover art for both Kingfisher's Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories (2001) and The Best of Milly-Molly-Mandy (2005) series, with Brisley's original pen and ink drawings within these books. In writing for The Guardian , Lucy Mangan acknowledges that

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1344-432: The stories have sometimes been represented as twee and sentimental, yet describes them as delightful and comforting, "Each story is a miniature masterpiece, as clear, warm and precise as the illustrations by the author that accompanied them". Other reviewers have noted, "The simple rhythm of the writing and Milly-Molly-Mandy’s village goings-on makes me nostalgic for a life I was never a part of." And, "These stories soothe

1386-438: The story Milly-Molly-Mandy spends a penny she saves up three pennies and buys a duckling. Little Friend Susan (Susan Moggs) is Milly-Molly-Mandy's best friend. She lives with her mother and father and little sister Doris in a cottage near Milly-Molly-Mandy's. Billy Blunt is another friend of Milly-Molly-Mandy's. Milly-Molly-Mandy, Susan and Billy often go around playing together. He lives with his mother and father, who own

1428-458: The story "Milly-Molly-Mandy has a New Dress" and again in the last story of the book, "Milly-Molly-Mandy Goes Sledging." Her full name is Violet Rosemary May, and she is called "Bunchy for short" by Granny who makes her dresses from floral fabric. Joyce Brisley wrote two books featuring Bunchy, who lives alone with her Granny on the outskirts of the village. The little girl uses her imagination to enjoy adventures such as engaging with characters from

1470-424: The village needs. Mr Rudge is a blacksmith who Milly-Molly-Mandy invited to their party. He plays cricket. In the last book he gets married and Milly-Molly-Mandy and Little Friend Susan are the bridesmaids. Miss Edwards is a teacher at Milly-Molly-Mandy's school. In one of the stories, Miss Sheppard the headmistress went away and Miss Edwards became the headteacher. She moves into the school cottage. Because she

1512-715: Was a radio service produced by the Church of Christ Scientist between 1984 and 1997. It featured several one-hour news broadcasts a day, as well as top of the hour news bulletins. The service was widely heard on public radio stations throughout the United States. The Monitor later launched an international broadcast over shortwave radio, called the World Service of the Christian Science Monitor . Weekdays were news-led, but weekend schedules were exclusively dedicated to religious programming. That service ceased operations on June 28, 1997. In 1986, The Monitor started producing

1554-476: Was founded in 1908 in part as a response by Mary Baker Eddy to the journalism of her day, which relentlessly covered the sensations and scandals surrounding her new religion with varying accuracy . In addition, Joseph Pulitzer 's New York World was consistently critical of Eddy, and this, along with a derogatory article in McClure's , furthered Eddy's decision to found her own media outlet. Eddy also required

1596-530: Was initially shown on the Discovery Channel . In 1991, World Monitor moved to the Monitor Channel , a 24-hour news and information channel. The channel launched on May 1, 1991, with programming from its Boston TV station WQTV . The only religious programming on the channel was a five-minute Christian Science program early each morning. In 1992, after eleven months on the air, the service

1638-444: Was moving from the town into the cottage, Miss Edwards writes to Milly-Molly-Mandy's mother to ask if she might stay for a few days while she gets the cottage sorted out. Mother agrees to this so Milly-Molly-Mandy is worried that she will have to be on her best behavior. In fact, teacher turns out to be completely a different person away from school; Billy Blunt and Little Friend Susan wish that she had come to their houses. Doris Moggs

1680-476: Was one of the newspapers he was allowed to read. Five months after his release, Mandela visited Boston and stopped by The Monitor offices, telling the staff "The Monitor continues to give me hope and confidence for the world's future" and thanking them for their "unwavering coverage of apartheid". Mandela called The Monitor "one of the more important voices covering events in South Africa". During

1722-555: Was replaced by a veteran Boston Globe editor and former Monitor reporter John Yemma. In 2006, Jill Carroll , a freelance reporter for The Monitor , was kidnapped in Baghdad . Although Carroll was initially a freelancer, the paper worked tirelessly for her release, even hiring her as a staff writer shortly after her abduction to ensure that she had financial benefits. She was released safely after 82 days. Beginning in August 2006,

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1764-592: Was shut down amid huge financial losses. Programming from the Monitor Channel was also carried nationally via the WWOR EMI Service , a nationally oriented feed of WWOR-TV , a New Jersey –based television station launched in 1990 due to the SyndEx laws put into place the year prior. The print edition continued to struggle for readership, and, in 2004, faced a renewed mandate from the church to earn

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