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Barbara Ker Wilson (1929–2020)

Autor/a de Scottish Folk-Tales and Legends

59+ obres 573 Membres 7 Ressenyes

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Obres de Barbara Ker Wilson

Scottish Folk-Tales and Legends (1954) 90 exemplars
The Lost Years of Jane Austen (2008) 50 exemplars
Wishbones (1796) 42 exemplars
Jane Austen in Australia (1984) 21 exemplars
Animal folk tales (1968) 18 exemplars
The Willow Pattern Story (1978) — Autor — 15 exemplars
Max, the magpie (1983) 15 exemplars
The Day of the Elephant (2005) 13 exemplars
Antipodes Jane (1985) 12 exemplars
Path-Through-The-Woods (1958) 12 exemplars
Last Year's Broken Toys (1962) 10 exemplars
Fairy Tales of Russia (1959) 10 exemplars
Greek Fairy Tales (1966) 9 exemplars
Kevin the kookaburra (1983) 8 exemplars
Fairy tales of Germany (1959) 7 exemplars
Fairy tales of India (1960) 7 exemplars
Legends of the Round Table (1966) 7 exemplars
The Biscuit-tin Family (1967) 7 exemplars
The Quade Inheritance (1988) 7 exemplars
Kelly, the sleepy koala (1983) 6 exemplars
Tatsu the Frill Necked Lizard (1986) 6 exemplars
Acacia Terrace (1988) 6 exemplars
Albert The Albatross (1986) 5 exemplars
The lovely summer (1960) 4 exemplars
Fairy Tales of Mexico (1960) 4 exemplars
Fairy tales of France (1960) 4 exemplars
In the shadow of Vesuvius (1965) 4 exemplars
Fairy Tales of Persia (1961) 3 exemplars
Maui & the Big Fish (2003) 3 exemplars
Katy the Grey Kangaroo (1986) 3 exemplars
A family likeness 3 exemplars
Noel Streatfeild 2 exemplars
Australian Kaleidoscope (1968) 2 exemplars
Danny, the dolphin (1986) 2 exemplars
Brief Encounters (1992) 2 exemplars
A Handful of Ghosts (1976) 2 exemplars
In Love and War 2 exemplars
Meltdown (1999) 2 exemplars
Tiddalik the Frog (1986) 1 exemplars
Beloved of the Gods 1 exemplars
Yellow Dog Dingo (1986) 1 exemplars

Obres associades

Stories of Ghosts, Witches, and Demons (1971) — Col·laborador — 54 exemplars
Alitjinya ngura tjukurtjarangka = Alitji in the dreamtime (1975) — Editor, algunes edicions27 exemplars
The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories (1999) — Col·laborador — 25 exemplars
A Book of Girls' Stories (1964) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars
Strange Tales from Many Lands (1975) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars

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The title of the story for older girls is taken from one of the patchwork quilt patterns used by our great-great-grandmothers. It centers around one such quilt, and takes us back to the days, about 100 years ago, when each piece of material in it was fresh and unfaded. It is the story of a Victorian family living on the outskirts of London, and, in particular, of Sophie Fielding, the oldest daughter, who conceives the unheard of notion of wanting to make a career for herself – – as a lady doctor! Incredulity, ridicule, and blank opposition stand in her way, but she is determined to prove that a woman can make a place for herself in the medical profession.We live with Sophie and her family in the days of handsome cabs and muffinmen; when the railways were a daring innovation; when Queen Victoria was young. We share the excitement of the Great Exhibition, the sorrow of the Crimean War, and pride in Florence Nightingale. But primarily this is the story of Sophie's struggle to fulfill her ambition, set against the exciting, rapidly changing background of the 1850s.… (més)
 
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FriendsLibraryFL | Sep 6, 2014 |
The turtle is looking for a place to rest in the sun, so one by one he brings sand and rocks to a spot in the water so he can create an island. A man and woman whom have no connection to each other, both tell the turtle about how they would like to have chldren and have a family. After completing the island, the turtle brings both the man and woman to live there together and Papua New Guinea is created.
 
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caitlin.wester | Nov 26, 2012 |
The premise is that Jane Austen visit the Australian colony at the age of 26.
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mulliner | Jan 16, 2010 |
Ok-the book included four short Russian fairy tales.
 
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Kquinata | Nov 14, 2009 |

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Obres
59
També de
5
Membres
573
Popularitat
#43,720
Valoració
½ 3.6
Ressenyes
7
ISBN
77
Llengües
1

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