The Happy Orpheline (original 1957; edition 1987)

by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams (Illustrator)

Series: Orphelines (1)

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When the girls of the French orphanage visit the dog cemetery, Brigitte gets left behind and has an adventure with a woman whose husband is a pretender to the French throne.

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Title:	The Happy Orpheline
Authors:	Natalie Savage Carlson
Other authors:	Garth Williams (Illustrator)
Info:	Dell Publishing Co., Inc. (1987), Paperback, 97 pages
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The Happy Orpheline by Natalie Savage Carlson (1957)

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Nice cozy story. Quite a frightful adventure our happy orpheline had. Wonderful illustration! (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Carlson, Natalie Savage	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Falconer, Pearl	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Williams, Garth	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Not long ago there was a little girl who lived in a village near Paris.

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When the girls of the French orphanage visit the dog cemetery, Brigitte gets left behind and has an adventure with a woman whose husband is a pretender to the French throne.

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