Tottie is a loving little wooden doll who lives with her family in a shoebox.

The doll family is owned by two sisters, Emily and Charlotte, and they are very happy, except for one thing: they long for a proper home.

To their delight, their wish comes true when Emily and Charlotte fix up a Victorian dolls' house - just for them.

It's perfect. But then a new arrival starts to wreak havoc in the dolls' house.

For Marchpane might be a wonderfully beautiful doll, but she is also terribly cruel. And she always gets her own way . . . First published in 1947, Rumer Godden's classic The Dolls' House has been delighting children for years, and this beautiful edition, illustrated by Jane Ray, will delight future generations for years to come.