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Barbara Willard (1909–1994)

Autor/a de Son of Charlemagne

62+ obres 2,916 Membres 8 Ressenyes 3 preferits

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Obres de Barbara Willard

Son of Charlemagne (1959) 770 exemplars
Augustine Came to Kent (1996) 512 exemplars
The Lark and the Laurel (1970) 157 exemplars
The Sprig of Broom (1971) 130 exemplars
The Iron Lily (1973) 102 exemplars
A Cold Wind Blowing (1972) 102 exemplars
Surprise Island (1951) 89 exemplars
Harrow and Harvest (1974) 84 exemplars
The Eldest Son (1977) 58 exemplars
A Flight of Swans (1980) 54 exemplars
A Dog and a Half (1900) — Autor — 49 exemplars
The Gardener's Grandchildren (1978) 41 exemplars
The Miller's Boy (1976) 37 exemplars
The Keys of Mantlemass (1981) 32 exemplars
Spell Me a Witch (1979) 31 exemplars
The Grove of Green Holly (1969) 27 exemplars
The Battle of Wednesday Week (1963) 23 exemplars
The Richleighs of Tantamount (1901) 20 exemplars
The Penny Pony (1961) 18 exemplars
Storm from the West (1964) 14 exemplars
The Family Tower (1968) 11 exemplars
Ned Only (1985) 10 exemplars
Hetty (1963) 8 exemplars
The Country Maid (1978) 8 exemplars
Priscilla Pentecost (1970) 8 exemplars
Sussex (1965) 7 exemplars
Field and Forest (1975) — Editor — 7 exemplars
Happy families (1974) 7 exemplars
Snail and the Pennithornes (1957) 6 exemplars
The Toppling Towers (1969) 6 exemplars
The Suddenly Gang (1963) 6 exemplars
Summer Season (1981) 5 exemplars
Charity at home (1966) 5 exemplars
Hullabaloo (1969) 4 exemplars
Smiley Tiger (1984) 4 exemplars
The Farmer's Boy (1991) 3 exemplars
Famous Rowena Lamont (1983) 3 exemplars
The Ranger's Daughters (1992) 3 exemplars
The Dogs Do Bark (1948) 2 exemplars
To London! to London! (1968) 2 exemplars
Bridesmaid (Gazelle books) (1976) 2 exemplars
Jubilee! (Long Ago Books) (1973) 2 exemplars
Portrait of Philip 1 exemplars
The Dippers and Jo 1 exemplars
Flight to the forest (1967) 1 exemplars
The pet club (Antelope books) (1967) 1 exemplars
The Wild Idea (1968) 1 exemplars
Eight for a secret 1 exemplars
The summer with Spike (1961) 1 exemplars
Winter in disguise 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Holiday House (1882) — Introducció, algunes edicions19 exemplars
The Thorny Paradise: Writers on Writing for Children (1975) — Col·laborador — 15 exemplars
Guardian Angels (1987) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars
Convent Cat (1975) 5 exemplars
Young Winter's Tales 8 (1978) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Young Winter's Tales 6 (1975) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars

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Altres noms
Willard, Barbara Mary
Data de naixement
1909-03-12
Data de defunció
1994-02-18
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
England
UK
Lloc de naixement
Brighton, Sussex, England, UK
Lloc de defunció
Wivelsfield Green, East Sussex, England, UK
Llocs de residència
Sussex, England, UK
Nutley, Sussex, England, UK
Educació
convent school
Professions
children's book author
novelist
actor
Organitzacions
Ashdown Forest Board of Conservators
Biografia breu
Barbara Willard came from an acting family. Her father was Edmund Willard, a British actor known for his Shakespearean roles, and her great-uncle was E.S. (Edward Smith) Willard, a Victorian stage actor. Barbara herself originally began a career as an actress, but abandoned it in her early twenties. Beginning in 1930, she wrote several novels for adults before turning to children's literature. Her most famous work was the Mantlemass Chronicles, a series of historical novels spanning the 15th to 17th centuries, published between 1970 and 1988. One of the books, The Iron Lily (1973), won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. The entire series was critically acclaimed and ensured her a lasting place in children's historical fiction. In 1956, Willard moved to a new home on the edge of Ashdown Forest in Sussex, an area she loved. It inspired many of her children's books, which she imbued with local history, customs and dialect. She also was elected to the forest's Board of Conservators in 1975, and served in that position for 10 years.

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Guardian award, 1974Ex-lib.
 
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ME_Dictionary | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 19, 2020 |
Young Simon, recently and tragically orphaned, becomes a scribe in the following of the exiled Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket. The uncertainty of the tumultuous years leading to the infamous cathedral slaying is heightened by Simon's separation from his twin Edmund, who is in the service of King Henry II.
 
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StFrancisofAssisi | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Feb 1, 2020 |
Picked it up in a thrift store cuz it looked cute enough, and it was. Just a nice little story. A little dreamy, about a friendship maturing as the children grow up just a little. Limpet realizes he doesn't need to shadow Jill, and so he decides he's going to be his own person and use his real name, Lambert. And Jill learns to be more responsible and less bossy. I wish I knew what book this is the sequel to (if any) because the past events that are often referred to sound interesting.

If, by any chance, this is a what's the name of that book" mystery, the St. Bernard is named Brandy, his mistress is Mrs. Remnant, and they live in a trailer between the children's family. The fathers are a farmer and a nurseryman. The premise of the plot starts with entering a slogan contest for Fullowag dog biscuits, to try to win a South Seas island."… (més)
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |
i found this strange. nothing would happen for ages and i would lose concentration. then suddenly something would happen and i couldn't find it when i went back a bit.
 
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mahallett | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Nov 14, 2011 |

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Obres
62
També de
6
Membres
2,916
Popularitat
#8,781
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
8
ISBN
141
Llengües
2
Preferit
3

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