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Eleanor Farjeon
(1881 - 1965)
Eleanor Farjeon (February 13, 1881 – June 5, 1965) was an English author of children’s stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children’s literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children’s Book Circle, a society of publishers. She was the sister of the thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon.
Bibliography
Best in Children’s Books Volume 38 (1960)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
The Children’s Hour Volume 8 (1953)
A collection of myth, legend and folktale.
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Eleanor Farjeon’s Book: Stories, Verses, Plays (1960)
An anthology of works by Eleanor Farjeon.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Fair of St. James a Fantasia (1932)
While vacationing in France Laura stumbles on the Fair of St. James and meets many unusual personages.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
The Glass Slipper (1955)
A play of Cinderella turned into a novel of Cinderella.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Italian Peepshow (1960)
A collection of fairy tales from the Italian.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Jim at the Corner (1958)
An old sailor sits at the corner of Derry’s street and tells the children tales.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Kaleidoscope (1929)
A collection of stories which includes a robinsonnade. Dust jacket is by Dorothy P. Lathrop.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Dorothy P. Lathrop
Kaleidoscope (1963)
A collection of stories which includes a robinsonnade.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Little Bookroom (1955)
A collection of short stories and fairy tales.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard (1921)
A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
C. E. Brock
Mrs. Malone (1962)
In this narrative poem, Mrs. Malone shelters the animals of the forest, and is in turn sheltered by St. Peter.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Old Nurse’s Stocking Basket (1965)
A collection of new fairy tales for bedtime told by the old nurse as she darns the socks.
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Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
One Foot in Fairyland (1938)
A collection of fairy tales and short stories by the author of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard. Robert Lawson drew the pictures.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
The Silver Curlew (1954)
This old English folk tale about a black imp was originally written as a play.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Ten Saints (1936)
Brief lives of ten saints, including Francis, Christopher and Patrick.
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell