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Novels set in Shropshire, England. Pages in category "Novels set in Shropshire" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
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 later books adjust to the mood of the 1960s and '70s, as the older characters grow into their late teens and new characters join the Lone Pine Club. Many of the books are set on or around the Long Mynd and Stiperstones hills in south Shropshire , England, but some are based in Sussex (centred on Rye ), Dartmoor , the Goathland and Whitby ...
Synopsis. The story is set in rural Shropshire during the Napoleonic Wars. It is narrated by the central character, Prue Sarn, whose life is blighted by having a cleft lip and cleft palate. Only the weaver, Kester Woodseaves, perceives the beauty of her character, but Prue cannot believe herself worthy of him. Her brother Gideon is overridingly ...
Dewey Decimal. 823/.914. LC Class. PR6053.O26 R35 2007. 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 ...
One Corpse Too Many. One Corpse Too Many is a medieval mystery novel set in the summer of 1138 by Ellis Peters. It is the second novel in the Cadfael Chronicles, first published in 1979 . During the Anarchy, King Stephen takes Shrewsbury Castle and hangs all of the surviving defenders. Cadfael, a Benedictine monk of the nearby Shrewsbury Abbey ...
Seven for a Secret. Seven for a Secret is a 1922 romance novel by the British writer Mary Webb. [1] She wrote to Thomas Hardy asking if she might dedicate the novel to him, to which he agreed. [2] As with her other novels it takes place in her native Shropshire. The title is taken from the traditional nursery rhyme One for Sorrow .
Books for children and young adults set in the English county of Shropshire Pages in category "Children's books set in Shropshire" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.