Forgotten Vintage Children's Lit We Want Republished! discussion
Resources, Listopia
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Lists of "other books by this publisher"
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ANIMAL STORIES
Judith M. Berrisford
Skipper and Son
Skipper and the runaway boy
Skipper's Exciting Summer
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Molly Burkett
That Mad Bad Badger
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Constance Taber Colby
A Skunk In The Family
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G.D. Griffiths
Abandoned!
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David Ross
The Badgers of Badger Hill
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Sara Herbert
The Pony Plot
The Secret Of The Missing Foal
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Alec Lea
"Temba Dawn, My Calf"
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Joyce Stranger
The Secret Herds
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Alison Thomas
Benji
0426 'DOCTOR WHO'
Terrance Dicks & Malcolm Hulke
The Making of Doctor Who
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Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters
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Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters
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Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos`
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David Whitaker (misspelled "Whittaker")
Doctor Who and the Crusaders
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Brian Hayles
Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon
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Gerry Davis
Doctor Who and the Cybermen
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Barry Letts
Doctor Who and the Daemons
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David Whitaker
Doctor Who and the Daleks
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Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth`
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Terrance Dicks
The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book
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Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
` Not for sale in Canada
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Wyndham Cash Sales,
123 King Street
London W6 9JG
I mean, even the address sounds fictitious. :) Would I even get a reply? Or perhaps a return-to-sender from the Post Office anyway. ;)
EDIT: Oh! It's for rent, if you're interested!
https://www.astonrose.co.uk/propertie...
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I love the 'other titles' pages, especially now. I noticed not long ago that my childhood copy of 'Little Old Mrs Pepperpot' recommends 'The Hobbit'. Why on earth didn't I notice that at the time? I could have read it years earlier than I did. Or maybe I noticed and thought 'meh'.
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Those lists are one of the very best resources. I love the pages and pages of book titles at the backs of late Victorian and Edwardian fiction. Booksellers' catalogues are useful but the lists are fabulous and enticing. Listopia - I love it but it can be frustrating.
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Don't Go Near the Magic Shop - an OK story but not a must read. The plot is practically given away by the title. Two boys do go near the magic shop and don't have a happy time.
The House in the Dunes - a better than average juvenile horror story in which two boys annoy a particularly malevolent wizard.
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I also go through scanned issues of Horn Book or the annual NYT children's book special section. The ads are as rich as the articles and reviews. As far as I'm concerned, it's all about becoming more conversant with what is "out there in the universe," bibliographically speaking. You don't know what to look for until you know it exists!
I maintain dozens of spreadsheets - not generally from the "other titles" pages but from vintage guides to/surveys of children's books. What was considered the best in decades past is just as good as it was then, if not better, in my view! And my kids love these, whether read-aloud or read-alone.
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I think we actually represent a diverse range of ages, too - so that's one point for 'vintage fiction WAS better', and a knock against 'it's just for nostalgia's sake'. Practically all the books I read predate me, and many predate my parents. ;)
The benefit of reading outside of the present is that if the current publishing trends aren't your thing (or even they are), there's a lot less sameness if you read a book from another decade (and heck, even within the same decade!). I love the variety, myself. :)
Glad you are here! :)
Sometimes vintage used books come with little bonuses: school library checkout cards, ex libris plates, touching gift dedications, etc. My bargain-priced first edition of Tom Whipple contained a little bookmark (in fact, two identical ones), which I will endeavor to reproduce here:--------
Listen! to "Books Bring Adventure"
KUOM (formerly WLB) 770 Kilocycles
Tuesday Mornings, 11 A.M.
Fourteen Programs, Oct. 1nd through Jan. 22nd
Presented by Junior League of Minneapolis
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Oct. 2 - captain kid's cow by Phil Stong
Oct. 9 - "On the Dark of the Moon" by Don Lang
Oct. 16 - Mocha the Djuka by Frances Fullerton Neilson
Oct. 23 - Smoky Bay: The Story of a Small Boy of Iceland by Steingrimur Arason
Oct. 30 - Trap Lines North: A True Story Of The Canadian Woods by Stephen W. Meader
Nov. 6 - Three and a Pigeon by Kitty Barne
Nov. 13 - Mischief in Fez by Eleanor Hoffmann
Nov. 20 - The Singing Tree by Kate Seredy
Nov. 27 - Struggle is Our Brother by Henry Gregor Felsen
Dec. 4 - Gift of the Forest by Eloise Lownsbery
Dec. 11 - The Level Land by Dola de Jong
Dec. 18 - In Clean Hay by Eric P. Kelly
Jan. 8 - When the Typhoon Blows by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis
Jan. 22 - Request Program
These books may be purchased at The Dayton Company
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So, even an inveterate listmaker and shelfscrounger like me found a few new discoveries.
I was struck by the variety. Someone put some thought into this. The settings cover the globe: Hungary, China, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, England, and more. Seems like this was from 1945, judging by the dates. The books are fairly new titles.
I wasn't sure exactly what this radio show was - most of these were pretty long books; certainly only an excerpt could be read aloud. Maybe it was a "book talk" kind of thing designed to pique interest? Some further research revealed that it was a series of 15-minute dramatizations! And two of the episodes can be heard here:
https://archive.org/details/BooksBrin...
(I'm not enamored with the electric organ accompaniment.)
This first series was titled "One World," which makes sense. It had a mission, stating: "because radio can emphasize the likenesses of people and so break down intolerant walls of prejudice and ignorance, - the first series seeks to show to children new sources of information about the One World of which they are a part." (For all the badmouthing that vintage kidlit gets from the present-day Diversity police, clearly efforts were being made.) The Junior League produced accompanying materials with correlated booklists for each program.
Should there be interest, I can supply the lists for the second and third series.
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Thanks, Michael! I'd be interested in the others, but I don't want to put you up to the task. :) No rush on my end - I have a backlog of 100s of books to read at the moment as it is.
And, foolishly, I decided to start a spreadsheet to see if I can read a book set in every country in my lifetime. Talk about long-term projects... but thanks, you've got Suriname covered better for me, now! :) Much more tempting than the other options I could find for that one!
The Mischief in Fez story sounds great, too - looking forward to it!
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The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge
'For a fleeting instant Maria thought she saw a little white horse with a flowing mane and tail, head raised, poised, halted in mid-flight, as though it had seen her and was glad.'
The beautiful valley of Moonacre is shadowed by the memory of the Moon Princess and the mysterious little white horse. To her surprise, Maria Merryweather, a stranger to Moonacre Manor, finds herself involved with what happened to the Moon Princess so many years before. She is determind to restore peace and happiness to the whole of Moonacre Valley. And Maria usually gets her way . . .
Elizabeth Goudge's many novels have achieved great popularity with readers of all ages. Judged to be an outstanding book for children. The Little White Horse was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1946.
ISBN 0 7459 1458 6
In the Kingdom of the Carpet Dragon by Ralph Batten:
'You have been given a royal gift and a task which you must perform. It is your adventure . . . You alone must decide when to use this stone,' said the Emperor.
Princess Anah was surprised when her royal birthday gift turned out to be nothing more than a stone on a golden chain. But this ordinary-looking stone could have great power in the Kingdom of the Carpet Dragon. It was up to that Princess to discover what that power was, and when and how to use it . . .
Accompanied by her lovable, loyal and remarkably clumsy pet dragon, Doxa, the Princess sets out on her quest - with some surprising results.
ISBN 0 7459 1533 7
THE BROWN-EARS STORIES
Brown Ears & Brown Ears at Sea by Stephen R. Lawhead
Brown-ears, the lop-eared, happy-go-lucky, fuzzy cloth rabbit was more than just forgetful. He was positively careless - especially when it came to getting lost.
Two delightful adventures of a lost-and-found rabbit that will bring a smile to anyone who has lost a favourite friend.
BROWN-EARS
ISBN 0 7459 1548 5
BROWN-EARS AT SEA
ISBN 0 7459 1926 X
RIVERBANK STORIES
The Tale of Jeremy Vole & The Tale Of Timothy Mallard & The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog by Stephen R. Lawhead
Three delightful and amusing tales set in the watery world of Oxford's rivers. Happy with their peaceful riverbank life, Jeremy Vole, Timothy Mallard and Anabelle Hedgehog don't go looking for excitement, but each one is drawn into an unexpected and sometimes surprising adventure.
'Compelling reading for younger readers.' The School Librarian
THE TALE OF JEREMY VOLE
ISBN 0 7459 2115 9
THE TALE OF TIMOTHY MALLARD
ISBN 0 7459 2116 7
THE TALE OF ANABELLE HEDGEHOG
ISBN 0 7459 2117 5
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(an order form for the above titles is given, along with:)
Under the Golden Throne by Ralph Batten
Lion Publishing, Falmouth, Cornwall
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Leon Garfield - Jack Holborn
Pirates were part of life in the mid-eighteenth century. Some were of no great wickedness, but hte crew that boarded Jack Holborn's ship were so deep in damnation that they were more like terrible wolves than men.
While the captain claimed to have the tantalizing secret of his parentage, Jack could never run away, so he endured all the pirates' adventures, the storms, the bloody battles and ghostly appearances, the terrible shipwreck and march through the sodden African jungle, the horrors of a slave market, and a murder trial at the Old Bailey in London.
For readers of 11 upwards.
Nina Bawden - Three On The Run (title given is simply 'On the Run')
It is not very easy to help two entirely different people to run away from home at the same time, but that is what 11-year-old Ben Mallory had to do when, during his stay in London, he went off exploring and made two unexpected friends who couldn't, he realized, be left to fend for themselves. Not content with evading the dangerous political enemies of Thomas's father (who was an exiled East African Prime Minister), Ben found himself saddled with 9-year-old Lil as well, who was on the run from 'The Welfare'.
An adventure story that is all that more exciting because it could really have happened. For readers of 10 to 13.
Roger Lancelyn Green - The Luck of Troy
When Nicostratus was only two he and his mother, the beautiful Helen of Sparta, were carried off from Greece by Prince Paris of Troy. Ten year later, Nico, brought up in Troy but nourished on stories of Greece, hardly knows which side he belongs to, but he discovers that the Greek hero Achilles has secretly entered Troy and that Paris is planning to betray him. He cannot save Achilles, but he swears he will help the Greek army to capture Troy.
Roger Lancelyn Green knows exactly how to blend excitement with fascinating historical fact and legend, and this is a thrilling story for readers of 10 to 12.
Elizabeth Enright - The Four Storey Mistake (The Four-Storey Mistake)
The Four-Storey Mistake is a house - the very odd-looking house which the four 'The Saturdays' children moved into when they went to live in the country. It had been beastly to leave their old house in New York, but Mona, Rush, Randy and Oliver soon decided that the new one was even better. For one thing, they could each have their own bedroom, and then it held so many surprises, from the exciting things Oliver found in his cellar to the cataract in the stream, and even a secret room.
A true to life story, for readers of 10 upwards.
I can highly recommend Mischief in Fez. It's fairly short, but very good. I just finished reading it to the crew, who all enjoyed it. Hardcover copies go for exorbitant prices. I had to hunt it down in a collection, but it is available in paperback and ebook (and it's now in Internet Archive). I can also recommend Three on the Run, which I read a year or two ago. (And the Enright, which is a family classic, and is thankfully easy to find, even if I'm not a fan of the new cover illustrations.)
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I never like the new illustrations on anything. XD I always want the remastered classic images!
Curse those in marketing. :p Soulless. XD
(I really am keen to read Mischief in Fez)
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OTHER BOOKS FROM PUFFIN
Jason Bodger and the Priory Ghost
Gene Kemp
A ghost story, both funny and exciting, about Jason, the bane of every teacher's life, who is pursued by the ghost of a little nun from the twelfth century!
The Prime Minister's Brain
Gillian Cross
The fiendish DEMON HEADMASTER plans to gain control of No. 10 Downing Street and lure the Prime Minister into his evil clutches.
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left
Robin Klein
A humorous account of what happens to a family banished from their planet Zygron, when they have to spend a period of exile on Earth.
Super Gran to the Rescue
Wilson Forrest (Forrest Wilson)
The punchpacking, baddiebiffing escapades of the world's No. 1 senior citizen superhero - Super Gran! Now a devastating series on ITV!
Tom Tiddler's Ground
John Rowe Townsend
Vic and Brian are given an old rowing boat which leads to the unravelling of a mystery and a happy reunion of two friends. An exciting adventure story.
Here's series 2 of the Books Bring Adventure project, titled "North American Regions" - Forest Patrol by Jim Kjelgaard
Road to Alaska by Douglas Coe
Downright Dencey by Caroline Dale Snedeker
Robin on the Mountain by Charlie May Simon
Young Mac of Fort Vancouver by Mary Jane Carr
Copper-Toed Boots by Marguerite de Angeli
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
Bayou Suzette by Lois Lenski
Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski
Adventure North by Kathrene Pinkerton
The Middle Button by Kathryn Worth
Riders of the Gabilans by Graham M. Dean
Spurs for Antonia by Katherine Wigmore Eyre
I know and love the Snedeker, De Angeli, Lenski, and McCloskey books. I've heard good things about Kjelgaard and own his Big Red, though I haven't yet read it. The Carr book (a Newbery honor) is another I have often seen recommended elsewhere.
The others are new to me. FWIW, the Graham Dean is a cowboy book.
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Len wrote: "I know this is unlikely, and I apologise in advance to those who are more computer literate than I, but has anyone accessed the website, www.series-books.com ? It's a treasure trove of information ..."I love that website! Another, similar resource, for 19th-century girls' series (again, mostly American), is: https://www.readseries.com/
ETA: The website above is very helpful, if one wishes to read online, as the series pages themselves include links to online copies. i.e., https://www.readseries.com/auth-pansy...
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Forest Patrol by Jim Kjelgaard
Road to Alaska by Douglas Coe..."
AWESOME! :D Thanks, Michael!!!
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New to me! :D Thanks, Len!
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Oh wonderful - thanks, Abigail! :) I look forward to perusing this!
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Lady Kitty Ritson Tessa and Some Ponies
Lady Kitty Ritson Tessa in South Africa
Lady Kitty Ritson Tessa to the Rescue
Lady Kitty Ritson Tessa and the Rannoch Dude Ranch
Elisabeth Kyle Eagles' Nest
Elisabeth Kyle The Reiver's Road
Elisabeth Kyle The House of the Pelican
Elisabeth Kyle Carolina House: a Mystery the dustjacket I am taking this from gives the title as Caroline House
Elisabeth Kyle Run To Earth
Mary Fitt The Island Castle
Mary Fitt Pomeroy's Postscript
Mary Fitt The Turnip Watch
Mary Fitt Vendetta
Mary Fitt The Shifting Sands
Mary Fitt The Great River
Maribel Edwin The Zigzag Path
Maribel Edwin The Bridge Under the Water
Maribel Edwin The Snowbound Bus
Maribel Edwin The Double Halfpenny
John Kiddell The Day of the Dingo
John B. Snell Jennie
Peter Knight The Gold of the Snow Geese
Peter Knight Bramble Fortress
Kenneth Lillington Conjurer's Alibi
Kenneth Lillington The Secret Arrow
Kelman Frost Drinker of the Wind
M.E. Atkinson Where There's a Will...
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Mary Fitt "The Turnip Watch" . . . . very curious! Agricultural, or a shape of pocket watch I am unfamiliar with? Or a particularly frought village vegetable growing competition...! XD Love it! Thanks for all of these!
The turnip watch was a large shape of pocket watch. Some gentlemen had a pocket in their tailcoat, and a turnip watch would sometimes end up there because it spoiled the shape of / did not fit in a usual waistcoat watch pocket. This was not a great arrangement so they weren't popular. Usually associated (now) with older gentlemen who had money but had poor eyesight.
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Edna Lake, The Peewit Patrol
Frederica J. Turle, The Miser's Well
Amy Grey, Little Boy Georgie
and some other books described as being "in preparation"
Rita Coatts, School on an Island
Stella Austin, Stumps: A Story for Children
Stella Austin, Tom the Hero
A. Harcourt Burrage, Jeremy Mardell's Secret
A. Harcourt Burrage, Rival Fifteens
There are also description of the four in print:
The Station Master's Children - The three children of Mr Strachan – Station Master of Kenton – Lydia, Johnny and little Cecil, meet with adventure after listening to a story told by Dan Weston, the porter and ex-sailor. They borrow their mother's tub and play at sailors. As soon as they reach home they have to take off their wet clothes and go straight to bed even though Aunt Ketty is expected. Trouble really begins when Mrs Strachan has to visit her sister, and Aunt Ketty takes care of the children. Finally, the day of the long-promised picnic ends in a most exciting manner, for the line has not been cleared to allow an oncoming train to pass in safety. Johnny proves himself to be a worthy son of a worthy station-master. Young folk will enjoy this story.
The Peewit Patrol - Squire Cyrus Thompson refuses to allow the Peewit Patrol to camp on his land. The Scouts decide to behave as Scouts should and repay his ungracious attitude by a “Good Turn.” The chance comes their way in a most unexpected manner. Gerald, the Squire's grandson, disappears. The sleuth-minded Patrol Leader, Jack Henderson, and the Peewits do some good detective work in finding the Squire's lost grandson and at the same time they defeat Fifth Column work against their Country. Patty, sister of the Patrol Leader, and her friend, Jean Wilson, play no small part in this exciting story that will delight boys and girls up to twelve years of age.
The Miser's Well - When Aunt Hilda had to move to a small cottage in the country, her nephew and niece, Jack and Joan, little suspected the adventures that lay ahead. At Endford they meet the molly-coddle Eric, living with his grandparents at Moat House, all that now remained of a castle. An exciting voyage in a small boat followed by Jack, Joan and Eric having to spend the night in a cave before they are rescued, the discovery of the secret of the staircase, and Aunt Hilda Dering befriending the miser Merrow, end when the children find the treasure no one else believed the miser possessed, though his will said: “I leave all my worldly possessions in and on and under my house and grounds to my friend Mrs Dering.” Children will love this exciting story.
Little Boy Georgie - Georgie is sent to the East Coast, in the hope that sea-air would make him grow. There he meets Caesar, the donkey that would not pull the trap if any talkative stranger rode in it. Of course, Georgie had to talk and Caesar refuses to take him to his new home. Georgie, during his stay, hears about or has adventures with Scorpion, the Cat; the Dreamy Squirrel; the Parker Baby; the Little Lame Sparrow; and Mr Dalry, all of which will entertain readers just as much as the lovable little hero enjoyed his holiday.
While Stella Austin's Stumps sounds as if it should be the title of a story by James Herbert or Stephen King, A. Harcourt Burrage's Rival Fifteens must be about schoolboy rugby teams.
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The Green-Coated Boy by Marjorie Dixon and illustrated by Richard Kennedy
Whether it was the canoe which started the twins on their adventure up the Shannon in search of a particular black billy-goat, or whether it was the elusive snatches of song that the green-coated boy left behind him to tantalize the memory, is not certain. Whatever the reason may have been the escapade, brimming with adventures and misadventures, sinister lake islands, friendly gypsies and an exhilarating and almost disasterous final fling at Puck Fair, was all and more than they had bargained for.
by Janet McNeill
My Friend Specs McCann illustrated 8s 6d net
'Specs is schoolboy with a knack for the most unusual exploits . . . he is always lively, and usually very funny as well.' Irish Times
A Pinch of Salt illustrated 9s 6d net
'. . . bright with fun and crackling humour, nicely matched by Rowel Friers' sparkling drawings.' The Times Literary Supplement
A Light Dozen illustrated 10s 6d net
An assortment with plenty of variety for anyone who likes a good story.
by Eilís Dillon
The Lost Island illustrated 12s 6d net
'Finely written about those enthralling subjects of small boats and islands . . . a book of real distinction.' Junior Bookshelf
The San Sebastian illustrated12s 6d net
'A fantastically imagined adventure; excitingly told in an atmosphere that never loses the poetry of the ocean, washing the coast of Ireland.' The Observer
The House On The Shore illustrated 12s 6d net
' . . . there is no let-up of the tension. It is fine story telling. . . .' Spectator
The Island of Horses illustrated 12s 6d net
'The people are real, the Irish background rings true, and there is a hard, spare poetry in the telling of the story that lifts it very close to the first class.' Manchester Guardian
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by Lucy M. Boston
The Children of Green Knowe illustrated 12s 6d net
'Something quite individual in children's writing . . . a most unusual story, with magic in the telling as much as in the content.' The Times Literary Supplement
by Agnes Campbell
New Tales for Old illustrated 10s 6d net
These stories of children, leprechauns, and the Good Little People were originally published as Tales My Father Told. Some entirely fresh stories have been added to this collected edition.
by Carley Dawson
Mr. Wicker's Window illustrated 10s 6d net
Little did Chris suppose when he went into Mr. Wicker's shop that he would find himself in the eighteenth century, sailing through the China Seas, pursued by pirates. But by the time he was home he had solved the riddle of the coil of rope which Mr. Wicker kept in the window of his antique shop.
(and the Eilis Dillon titles above, again)
by Linwood Sleigh
The Boy in the Ivy illustrated 10s 6d net
' . . . an unusually well-written and well-turned tale . . . . The dialogue is excellent.' The Times Literary Supplement
The Tailor's Friends illustrated 12s 6d net
There is plenty of comedy and plenty of excitement and mystery in this strange tale.
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(the two Janet McNeill titles mentioned two posts earlier)
by Helen Lane Joynt
Molly-O illustrated 6s 6d net
'An Irish story which in style, manner and humour is of an altogether superior kind.' - The Times
'Will appeal to rebels against routine and discipline.' - The Tablet
(and the Agnes Campbell title mentioned in the previous post, as well as three of the Eilis Dillon titles mentioned above)
by Pauline Clarke
The White Elephant illustrated 9s 6d net
'A thriller . . . with a mass of accurate detail and some charming characterisation . . . much to be recommended.' - The Times
Smith's Hoard illustrated 10s 6d net
A chance encounter on their way to a holiday in Norfolk involves the children in a mysterious adventure which, incidentally, teaches them a great deal about Celtic Britain.
The Boy with the Erpingham Hood illustrated 12s 6d net
A rousing story of battles and romance in the fifteenth century, rich in character and episode with a fine description of the Battle of Agincourt.
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by Lucy M. Boston
The Children of Green Knowe illustra..."
I remember Carley Dawson's Mr Wicker's Window from a long time ago but I have only just found out that it was the first in a series of time travel stories. The others were Dragon Run and The Sign of the Seven Seas.
In terms of Irish teenage/YA fiction there is Aylmer Hall - a pseudonym of Norah Cummings). She wrote quite a few mainly historical novels set in Ireland. I know that a Kirkus reviewer once described one of her books as being "as much fun as a potato famine", but that's reviewers for you. There is a little list of her books below but one that may interest you is The Sword of Glendower (published in the U.S. as The Search for Lancelot's Sword), which is set in Wales and involves a search for an ancient sword. Very few of the books appear on GR.
The Admiral's Secret
Beware of the Moonlight
Colonel Bull's Inheritance
The Devilish Plot
K. F. Conspiracy
The Marked Man
The Minstrel Boy (perhaps the best)
The Mystery of Torland Manor
The Sword of Glendower
The Tyrant King A London Adventure
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I am interested, as always! Thanks, Len!
Yesterday, I did a quick sweep of my bookshelves at home for outstanding to-reads (there were lots). Even excluding the ones I have slated from OpenLibrary, I've still got some great reads I really have to get to! Red Moon and Black Mountain is yelling at me to hurry up with this Tess of the d'Urbervilles nonsense. XD
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Yesterday, I got a notification that there was a copy of The Hawk of May for sale.. for around $4. :O
By the time I clicked that link, it was long gone. 💔
It's my sincerest hope that it was someone on this group that got it!
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Yesterday, I got a notification that there was a copy of ..."
I've never read The Tyrant King. All I know about it is that, while it is an adventure story, is was published by London Transport to help promote tourism to the city and it was adapted as a TV series, which I vaguely remember mainly because of the music soundtrack.
Oh! I just watched The Tyrant King. It's parts 1-6 all together on youtube. The young actress (Candy Glendenning) turned out to have a long professional career. Love the soundtrack, which is the height of cutting edge 1967-68 British progressive rock - The Nice, Pink Floyd, Moody Blues, and more - very up front in the production. The story is not bad. I don't know if the book would appeal as much without the music and the visuals, which are very much swinging London at the time, not recreated after the fact.
But then I watched The Witches and the Grinnygog and then later looked at the original book by Dorothy Edwards, and it seems absolutely wonderful, quite different but still great. I'd very much like to read it at some point.
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Cassell's Boys' and Girls' Library (they cost 3 shillings and 6 pence each)
Carroll Watson Rankin, Gipsy Nan
Bertha Leonard, Daphne, The Day Girl
Elizabeth Marc, Lost in the Arctic
John Winsford, The Secret of Samson's Farm
John Winsford, The Trials of the Twins
Alfred Judd, The Mystery of the Towers
Alfred Judd, The Young Treasure Hunters
Ernest H. Robinson, The Search for the Golden Ray
Ernest H. Robinson, The Cruise of the Saucy Jane
May Wynne, Three and One Over
Ralph Simmonds, The Outlaws
Dorothea Moore, Smuggler's Way
Cassell's Popular Library for Boys and Girls (2 shillings each)
Evelyn Smith, The Twins at School
Evelyn Smith, Marie MacLeod, Schoolgirl
Ethel Talbot, Just the Girl for St Jude's
Betty Laws, The Girls of Dormitory Ten
Doris A. Pocock, The Head Girl's Secret
E. M. De Foubert, That Term at the Towers
Dorothea Moore, Perdita, Prisoner of War
Nancy M. Hayes, Meg-All-Alone
Nancy M. Hayes, The Caravan Patrol
John Hunter, King of the Speedway
John Hunter, The Mystery of Nameless Island
Peter Martin, The Quest of the Pirate Gold
John Mowbray, The Black Sheep of the School
John Mowbray, Barkworth's Last Year
E. R. Spencer, Contraband A Tale of Modern Smugglers
Tom Bevan, The Unknown Trail
Alfred Judd, The Secret of the Snows
New Boys' Library (2 shillings and 6 pence each)
John Mowbray, Feversham's Fag
John Mowbray, Something Like a Hero
Frank H. Shaw, Outlaws of the Air
Frank H. Shaw, The Mystery of the Sphinx
John Hunter, Buccaneer's Gold
D. H. Parry, Sabre and Spurs
D. H. Parry, A Young Loyal Rebel
Alfred Judd, Pals at Allingham
Charles Gilson, The Treasure of the Red Tribe
H. E. Boyten, Plot and Peril
Thompson Cross, The Isle of Forgotten People
Tom Bevan, Rivals of the Fourth
W. Bourne Cooke, Smugglers All
E. R. Spencer, A Young Sea Rover
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Dangerfoot
Antony Brown
"Southern England in the summer of 1801 is a dangerous, exciting place to live.
Napoleon's invasion from across the channel is expected daily; the countryside is full of drilling volunteers and rumours about the mysterious Dangerfoot, the English spy whose identity is known only to Lord Nelson.
For Richard Daubeny, a thirteen-year-old French boy living in Kent, the time is especially testing. Richard's parents have died in the French Revolution: only half- accepted in the village where he lives, he feels the need to belong, of somewhere he can really call home. How he finds himself on the run on the French coast, becomes involved with Dangerfoot and a desperate mission to smash the French invasion fleet, and how his adventures helps Richard to solve his own personal quest, is the theme of this exciting and convincing story."
Many thanks for this - a nice addition to my list of historical fiction of the Napoleonic Wars. It's absolutely fiction, but as the author states in the prefatory note, "All the things described in this book *could* have happened historically."
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Oh, my pleasure! :) Is this a Listopia list you're mentioning? I ought to have added to it directly if so!
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CATCH AS CATCH CAN
Josephine Poole
Catch as Catch Can
Illustrated by Kiyo Komoda
" . . . a slow sizzler that makes most juvenile mysteries look like comic strips. Convincingly peopled and detailed so that there's real life in danger." (Starred Review) - Kirkus Reviews
THE HOUSE ON THE BRINK
John Gordon
The House on the Brink*
"A somewhat cryptic, illusory story in which mystery, possible evil, and the supernatural are diffused. The relationship between the two young people is compellingly real and somehow touching; the incidents are redolent of an atmosphere sensed sharply through dick's poetic visions and compulsive daring. For the older teen-age reader." - Horn Book
*(BACK IN PRINT!!! The House on the Brink)
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THE TINSEL NOVEMBER
Julia Rhys
The Tinsel November
Illustrated by Carol Baker
"Well House, in Richmond, in the care of Emma's Aunt Elizabeth, at first seems out of the ordinary only because it is so quiet when Mr Povey, the solicitor, has gone home. But when Emma brings Arlechino in out of the rain, she opens the door into a world of enchantment. Arlechino is looking for his comrades, scattered after centuries spent in creating puppet-illusions for the world of men. Because this is simply a puppet-eye view of childhood fears and joys, it seems quite natural that Emma and her Italian friend Guy should help to collect the troupe together, and natural too that everyday preoccupations of Aunt Elizabeth and of Guy's restauranteur father should be included in the story with equal weight. Illustrated with exquisite drawings, the book has a lightness of touch that comes from real artistry and for any imaginative girl in particular, it should be a real delight."
Growing Point
THE RIVER BOY
Theresa Whistler
The River Boy
Illustrated by the author
"A lonely fatherless boy, in a remote home, plays in his dreams with the boy who is his reflection. Together they explore a river and follow it to the sea. When the waves are reached, childhood is over; tomorrow Nathaniel starts for boarding school. Mrs Whistler writes like a poet about wood and weather, valleys and water. Again and again she recaptures old delight for those who also had country childhoods."
Times Literary Supplement
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THE TINSEL NOVEMBER
Julia Rhys
The Tinsel November
Illustrated by Carol Baker
"Well House, in Richmon..."
Drat. I need to read Tinsel November.
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Yes, and expensive, as it turns out.
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THE TINSEL NOVEMBER
Julia Rhys
The Tinsel November
Illustrated by Carol Baker
"Well House, in Richmon..."
My goodness. Growing Point has brought back memories. It was the magazine of children's fiction in the UK owned by, run by and written by Margery Fisher. I admired what she was doing so much. The sad thing is, I don't think any of the magazine's wealth of knowledge and opinion has ever been published online. I hope someone can advise me I'm wrong - I parted with my copies a long time ago.
Growing Point has been scanned by some university libraries but I think it is not available, even to institutional members of HathiTrust (unfortunately not me). There is extremely limited searching possible - at best it will tell you what page a term appears on, but won't show even a snippet or an article title or anything. So I can say that "Tolkien" appears in 34 issues over the 30-year run. Then I would have to search in each of those issues to get the specific page numbers.
How I wish for even just a set of all the tables of contents....
https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record...
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That is disappointing but you never know what may turn up. A few years ago I came across a bound volume of Junior Bookshelf from the 1950s in a local charity shop.
Forgotten Vintage Children's Lit We Want...
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Ellie and the Hagwitch (other topics)
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Anyway, seeing as I have a few minutes, here's the books at the back of Travelling Magic by Elisabeth Beresford (but ISBN0426101618, Target):
FAIRY FANTASY
Maria Gripe
The Glassblower's Children
GIRL'S ROMANTIC FICTION
Ruth M. Arthur
The Autumn Ghosts
Candlemas Mystery
HOBBY BOOKS (NF)
Christopher Reynolds
Creatures Of The Bay
The Pond on My Windowsill,
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David Shaw
Crafts for Girls
LIFE STORIES
John Rowland
Rocket to Fame
MAGIC AND FAMILY STORIES
Nina Beachcroft
Well Met By Witchlight
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Helen Cresswell
The White Sea Horse
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Eleanor Estes
The Witch Family
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Margaret Greaves
Stone of Terror: A Story of Suspense
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Elizabeth Gundrey
The Summer Book (NF)
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Mollie Hunter
The Walking Stones
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Spike Milligan
Badjelly the Witch: A Fairy Story
Dip the puppy: A fairy story; with, The terrible monster jelly
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Hilary Seton
The Humbles
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The Noel Streatfeild Christmas Holiday Book
Easter Holiday Book
The Noel Streatfeild Summer Holiday Book
author's surname misspelled as 'Streatfield' in all cases!
MYSTERY
Tim Dinsdale
Story Of The Loch Ness Monster
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Leonard Gribble
Famous Historical Mysteries (NF)
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Alfred Hitchcock (ed.)
"Alfred Hitchcock: Tales of Terror and suspense"
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Bernhardt J. Hurwood
Haunted Houses (NF)
Vampires, Werewolves and Other Demons*
*I'm assuming they simply forgot the "NF" designation here...!
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Larry Kettelkamp
Investigating Gods: The Dramatic Story Of What Man Believes About Himself And His Destiny (NF)
Investigating UFO's (NF)
QUIZ, HUMOUR AND FUN BOOKS
Brad Anderson
Marmaduke
More Marmaduke
Marmaduke Rides Again
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Nicola Davies
The Target Book of Fun and Games (NF)
The Second Target book of fun and games (NF)
The 3rd Target Book of Fun and Games (NF)
The Target Book of Jokes (NF)
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Carey Miller
The Target Book of Fate & Fortune (NF)
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Nils-Olof Franzén
Agaton Sax And The League Of Silent Exploders
Agaton Sax and the London Computer Plot*
"Agaton Sex and the...
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Christine Nöstlinger
The Cucumber King
Peter Pippin's 3rd Book of Puzzles (NF)
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D. & C. Power
The Target Book of Picture Puzzles
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R. W. Wilson
The London Quiz Book (NF)
0426 TARGET
ADVENTURE
Graeme Cook
"Commandos In Action!"
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Terrance Dicks
The Mounties: The Great March West
The Mounties: Massacre in the Hills
The Mounties: War Drums of the Blackfoot
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Rex Edwards
Arthur Of The Britons
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G. Krishnamurti
The Adventures Of Rama
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John Lucarotti
Operation Patch