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Lone Pine. (books) Lone Pine is a series of children's books written by English author Malcolm Saville . Although they were written over a 35-year timespan, between 1943 and 1978, the characters only age by a few years in the course of the series. [ 1] The earlier books evoke visions of an outdoor 1940s and '50s childhood reminiscent of Enid ...
Malcolm Saville. Leonard Malcolm Saville (21 February 1901–30 June 1982) [ 1] was an English writer best known for the Lone Pine series of children's books, many of which are set in Shropshire. His work emphasises location; the books include many vivid descriptions of English countryside, villages and sometimes towns.
The Pevsner Architectural Guides are four series of guide books to the architecture of the British Isles. The Buildings of England series was begun in 1945 by the art historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, with its forty-six original volumes published between 1951 and 1974. The fifteen volumes in The Buildings of Scotland series were completed between ...
26 March - Peter Mutton is granted the reversion of the office of Attorney General in Wales and Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Cheshire, and Flintshire for life. 11 May - Marriage of Blanche Somerset, daughter of the Earl of Worcester, and Thomas Arundell, 2nd Baron Arundell of Wardour. [15] date unknown
Occupation (s) Novelist, poet. Known for. Author of Precious Bane, Gone to Earth. Mary Gladys Webb (25 March 1881 – 8 October 1927) was an English romance novelist and poet of the early 20th century, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people whom she knew.
Shropshire Archives. Shropshire Archives is located in Shrewsbury, England, and is the archives and local studies service for the historic county of Shropshire, which includes the borough of Telford and Wrekin . It preserves and makes accessible documents, books, maps, photographs, plans and drawings relating to Shropshire and its people dating ...
Download as PDF; Printable version ... Books for children and young adults set in the English county of Shropshire. Pages in category "Children's books set in Shropshire"
The Rain Before It Falls. The Rain Before It Falls is a lyrical novel written by British author Jonathan Coe. It describes the history of three generations of women directly or indirectly affected by events in post-war London and rural Shropshire. The novel contrasts with Coe's previous works in that it is almost apolitical, examining both the ...