Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

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TitleMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Year for Search1971
Authors[Conly], [Robert Lesly Carroll](1922-73)
Tertiary AuthorsO'Brien, Robert C[arroll] [pseud.]
Date Published1971
PublisherAtheneum
Place PublishedNew York
KeywordsMale author, US author
Annotation

Young adult eutopian animal tale. Mrs. Frisby is a mouse who gets help from long-lived, intelligent rats that were the result of experiments at NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health). The rats created a eutopia for themselves after escaping from the laboratory.
Additional Publishers

Rpt. as The Secret of NIMH. New York: Scholastic, 1982, which was the title of an animated film version directed by Don Bluth (b. 1937) released that year. A direct-to-video sequel, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, unrelated to the book and without Bluth's involvement was released in 1998.
Info Notes

Sequels written by the author’s wife Jane Leslie Conly are Racso and the Rats of NIMH: Sequel to Robert C. O’Brien’s “Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh”. London: Victor Gollancz, 1986; and R.T., Margaret and the Rats of NIMH. London: Victor Gollancz, 1990. U.S. ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.
Pseudonym

Robert C[arroll] O'Brien [pseud.]
Holding Institutions

Merril
Author Note

(1922-73)
Full Text

1971 [Conly, Robert Lesly Carroll] (1922-73). Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. By Robert C[arroll] O’Brien [pseud.]. New York: Atheneum. Rpt. as The Secret of NIMH. New York: Scholastic, 1982, which was the title of an animated film version directed by Don Bluth (b. 1937) with a screenplay by Bluth, Will Finn, Gary Goldman, and John Pomeroy released that year. A direct-to-video sequel, The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, unrelated to the book and directed by Dick Sebast and written by Sam Graham and Chris Hubbell was released in 1998. Merril

Young adult eutopian animal tale. Mrs. Frisby is a mouse who gets help from long-lived, intelligent rats that were the result of experiments at NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health). The rats created a eutopia for themselves after escaping from the laboratory. Sequels written by the author’s wife Jane Leslie Conly are Racso and the Rats of NIMH: Sequel to Robert C. O’Brien’s “Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh”. London: Victor Gollancz, 1986; and R.T., Margaret and the Rats of NIMH. London: Victor Gollancz, 1990. U.S. ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.