Book description
I>is already recognized as a classic in the field of Gnome
literature. I>is the intimate and moving account of the tender
relationship between a runaway garden Gnome and a Vicar's spinster
sister. The action takes place during the memorable Gnome uprising when
the whole country was, for twelve months, in the grip of forces of
garden Gnomes numbered in their tens of thousands. Little Nelson himself
emerges as a national figure. Named after the distinguished Admiral,
Little Nelson reveals all the characteristics of his predecessor-fiery
devotion, dedication and eventual self-sacrifice. The character of the
Vicar's sister also deserves her niche in the galleryof feminine
devotion and of bravery unhesitatingly pursued despite the danger of
arrest and imprisonment. Not that the Reverend Cyril Woods-Denton should
be forgotten. A conforming Anglican of high character, he was driven
against his conscience to lend himself to his sister's hazardous plot
for the concealment of the refugee Gnome in hiding from the authorities.
The exploits of Little Nelson and his Gnome confederates, however,
extend far beyond the confines of the suburban Vicarage. For the first
time, the author provides fully authenticated records of major Gnome
incidents up and down the country, together with full descriptions of
the notable outbursts which occurred in the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal
Opera House and, ultimately, on the great lawn of Kenwood House.
Little Nelson Little Nelson <
I>is already recognized as a classic in the field of
Gnome literature. I>is the intimate and moving account of the
tender relationship between a runaway garden Gnome and a Vicar's
spinster sister. The action takes place during the memorable Gnome
uprising when the whole country was, for twelve months, in the grip of
forces of garden Gnomes numbered in their tens of thousands. Little
Nelson himself emerges as a national figure. Named after the
distinguished Admiral, Little Nelson reveals all the characteristics
of his predecessor-fiery devotion, dedication and eventual
self-sacrifice. The character of the Vicar's sister also deserves her
niche in the galleryof feminine devotion and of bravery unhesitatingly
pursued despite the danger of arrest and imprisonment. Not that the
Reverend Cyril Woods-Denton should be forgotten. A conforming Anglican
of high character, he was driven against his conscience to lend
himself to his sister's hazardous plot for the concealment of the
refugee Gnome in hiding from the authorities. The exploits of Little
Nelson and his Gnome confederates, however, extend far beyond the
confines of the suburban Vicarage. For the first time, the author
provides fully authenticated records of major Gnome incidents up and
down the country, together with full descriptions of the notable
outbursts which occurred in the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Opera
House and, ultimately, on the great lawn of Kenwood House. Little
Nelson Little Nelson <
