00720    a2200181   4500001000700000040003200007100002100039245002100060250001300081260001100094300003400105362000900139490001900148520030300167650002600470650002700496650001500523119694  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aSouthgate, Vera 10aDick Whittington  a1st. ed.  aLondon  a45 p.c1 x 0.12 x 6.73 inches0 a20060 aLadybird Tales  aDick Whittington is the English folklore surrounding the real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), a wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London. The legend describes his rise from poverty-stricken childhood with the fortune he made through the sale of his cat to a rat-infested country.  4aChildren's Literature 4aMyths, Fables or Tales 4aFolk Tales