The Travels of Tuckmouse
By Lloyd Burton
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The Travels of Tuckmouse is a tale about the secret world of mice that invisibly interleaves the greater world of human kind. Written for the enjoyment of children and grown-ups alike, The Tales record the history of Toby Tuckmouse, Esquire, shopkeeper of Bluebell Rise in the heart of the nineteenth century English countryside.
To outwards appearances a model of sober, Victorian respectability, Toby cherishes secret ambitions of travel and adventure. His dreams come true when a family crisis launches this involuntary traveler upon a mission to the mysterious and exotic land of Egypt.
He travels variously by steam train, horse tram, sailing ship and other means, meeting with strange creatures, odd folk and daunting experiences along the way. Arrived at his destination, Toby encounters fresh adventures.
Ever the perfect gentleman and upholder of traditional values, Toby engages all challenges with characteristic courage and resource.
Faithful to the style of the era and true to detail of period and place, this story gives a mouse’s eye perspective on a bygone era when Britannia still ruled the waves; when the map of the world was largely coloured pink and travel was not as easy as it is today – not even for mice.
Lloyd Burton
After working for many years in Eastern and Southern Africa, where he has traveled extensively, Lloyd Burton now lives in retirement at Somerset West, South Africa. He is married and has two adult children. His main interest is writing. Lloyd Burton’s first published works were a series of short stories on topical subjects that appeared in the Kenya Weekly News. His first full-length book, 'The Yellow Mountain' was published in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe}. It was adjudged best Rhodesian novel for 1978 and gained a nomination in that category for the prestigious Kingston Literary Award. Then followed a long literary drought. Lloyd says: "Realizing eventually that I was fixated on the African conflict experience, I made a deliberate effort to apply myself to a completely new genre. I chose fantasy. My models of excellence were ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R.Tolkien and ‘The Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Graham. I also greatly admire the prose of Beatrix Potter. "I began to write a series of short and not-so-short stories. Presented in the style of children's tales, they are really intended for grown-ups, like the books mentioned above. As there is no 'adult' content, children who are advanced readers may also enjoy them. "Although these stories were written initially as an exercise and for my own amusement, over the years I accumulated a lot of work that did not fit into any of the popular pidgeon holes of commercial publishing. But a writer needs a readership, and with the advent of e-publishing I decided to let readers be the judges of quality, regardless of established genres.” ‘The Yellow Mountain’ is at present out of print. ‘Enchanted Kingdoms’ and ‘The Travels of Tuckmouse’ were published by Crink Publications where they are still available in hard copy. The latter is a full novel while the former is a collection of longer and shorter stories. ‘The Travels of Tuckmouse’ has been republished as an e-book by Smashwords, while ‘The Wicked Queen’, which first appeared in ‘Enchanted Kingdoms’ is now presented as a separate book. ‘The Lonely Giant’ is a full length novel, while 'The Ugly Sisters and Other Stories' is a collection of novelettes and shorter stories. Other books will soon follow.
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