Eleanor Farjeon

A Nursery in the Nineties

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Faber and Faber ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 542
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 135mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 729g
• ISBN-13: 9780571300389
• ISBN-10: 0571300383
• Artikelnr.: 37293948

Autorenporträt

Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was a British author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Many of her works were illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. She lived much of her life among the literary and theatrical circles of London, and her friends included D H Lawrence, Walter de la Mare and Robert Frost. For several years she had a close friendship with the poet Edward Thomas and his wife. Edward Thomas: The Last Four Years is an account of their relationship. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle.