Penelope lives in the 20th Century, and it is only when she visits Thackers, a remote, ancient farmhouse, that she finds herself travelling back in time to join the lives of the Babington family, and watching helplessly as tragic events bring danger to her friends and the downfall of their heroine Mary, Queen of Scots, whom they are seeking to rescue.
This book is part of a book series called Puffin .
There are 432 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Penguin Books Ltd .
Alison Uttley (1884-1976) said of her characters,"Why do children love them? Because I believe in them. "She grew up at Castle Top Farm in Derbyshire, and her passion for the countryside comes across vividly in her timeless Little Grey Rabbit stories.
This book contains the following story:
A Traveller in Time
After an illness Penelope is sent to convalesce at her great Aunt's farm, Thackers, in Yorkshire. Fey Penelope travels back in time between the 20th century and the time of Elizabeth 1, and becomes involved in the doomed Babington plot to free Mary Queen of Scots. She watches helplessly as tragic events bring danger to her friends and the downfall of the queen they are seeking to rescue.