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Edward Fenton
(1917 - 1996)
Edward Fenton (July 7, 1917 - December 24, 1996) was an author whose books for young readers included “The Refugee Summer” and “The Phantom of Walkaway Hill.”
Mr. Fenton was born in New York City and attended Amherst College in Massachusetts. From 1951 to 1955 he was a curator in the prints department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He moved to Greece in 1963 after marrying Sophia Harvati, a Greek teacher and child psychologist.
Initially Mr. Fenton wrote poetry, short stories and novels for adults. His adult works include the novel “The Double Darkness” (1947), a thriller set in Greece, and “She Waits” (1974). But the bulk of his work was written for children, beginning with “Us and the Duchess” (1947), about a lost English setter that takes over the life of a family in New York.
Bibliography
Fierce John (1959)
After a visit to the zoo, John decides to be a fierce lion. Do lions eat ice cream?
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Hidden Trapezes (1950)
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
Reisie Lonette
The Nine Questions (1959)
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Us and the Duchess (1947)
An English setter comes to stay with the Evans family. The paper of this book has deteriorated sadly - read with care.
Author(s):
Edward Fenton
Illustrator(s):
Reisie Lonette