Mr Rouse Builds His House |
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| Author:
| Themerson, Stefan
Wright, Barbara |
| Drawings by:
| Themerson, Franciszka |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84976-154-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Tate Publishing, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Mr Rouse has decided to build himself a house. Inevitably, the process is much longer and more detailed than Mr Rouse initially envisages: "Mr Builder, I'm not a bird, you know; how could I live in a house made of leaves?" This quirky tale takes the reader through a timeline of inventions. In a wonderful blend of absurd poetry and British pragmatism, Mr Rouse contends with housing, transport, lighting, plumbing and timekeeping, encountering quarrelling stairs and dapper guttering on his way.
Mr Rouse has decided to build himself a house. Inevitably, the process is much longer and more detailed than Mr Rouse initially envisages: "Mr Builder, I'm not a bird, you know; how could I live in a house made of leaves?" This quirky tale takes the reader through a timeline of inventions. In a wonderful blend of absurd poetry and British pragmatism, Mr Rouse contends with housing, transport, lighting, plumbing and timekeeping, encountering quarrelling stairs and dapper guttering on his way.