Summary
A magical, classic collection of tales from one of the UK’s most notable and well-loved children’s authors, Eleanor Farjeon.Wandering minstrel, Martin Pippin, encounters six little girls on his travels - who beg him to tell them stories. This he does whilst they are making daisy chains, and so his wonderful tales of magicians, mermaids, pirates and pigs are here-recounted.The collection includes one of Farjeon’s most famous and charming stories, ‘Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep.This classic,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782950448 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1782950443 |
| Author: | Eleanor Farjeon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Eleanor Farjeon
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was a British author of children’s stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She lived much of her life among the literary and theatrical circles of London, and her friends included D. H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare and Robert Frost. She won many literary awards, and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children’s literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children’s Book Circle.
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