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  Eleanor Farjeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Eleanor Farjeon was born on February 13th, 1881, in London.
The Children's Book Circle in London gives its Eleanor Farjeon Award every year in recognition of distinguished contribution to the world of children's books; Phillip Pullman was the recipient in 2002 and Miriam Hodgson, editor for 35 years at Egmont Children's Books, was presented with this award in 2003.
Farjeon was a friend of many poets including D.H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare, and Robert Frost.
www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org /brthpage/02feb/2-13farjeon.html   (254 words)

  
 SLA Weblog: Malorie Blackman wins Eleanor Farjeon Award
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) grew up in England in a house filled with books, and she and her brothers enjoyed reading stories to one another and writing their own.
In America, Farjeon's best-known work may be the hymn "Morning Has Broken," later recorded by Cat Stevens, but in her native country she is beloved as the author of Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep, Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard, and, of course, The Little Bookroom.
Farjeon was pleased when The Little Bookroom won the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and the Carnegie Medal, but she turned down another honor—Dame of the British Empire—explaining that she "did not wish to become different from the milkman." At her death, the Children's Book Circle established the Eleanor Farjeon Award in her honor.
www.sla.org.uk /blog/2005/09/malorie-blackman-wins-eleanor-farjeon.html   (228 words)

  
 Eleanor Farjeon: Portrait of a Storyteller
Eleanor Farjeon is described as been small, shy and quiet, and she wore glasses from the age of eight.
She had three brothers: Harry Farjeon (who became a composer), Joseph Farjeon and Herbert Farjeon (who were writers); she was 2nd in rank in the family.
Eleanor Farjeon was a writer and poet and playwright: a regular contributor to Punch Magazine (1914-17), she wrote verse (as Tomfool) for the Daily Herald, London (1917-30); and was also a staff member of Time and Tide in the 20's.
www.eldrbarry.net /rabb/farj/farj.htm   (1162 words)

  
 Eleanor Farjeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eleanor Farjeon (February 13, 1881 – June 5, 1965) was an English author of stories and poems.
Her father, Benjamin Farjeon, a writer of popular novels, encouraged her writing from the age of five; at eighteen she wrote the libretto for an operetta, Floretta, to music by her older brother Harry, who later became a respected composer and teacher of music.
During the 1950s she was awarded three major literary prizes: The Carnegie Medal of the Library Association, The Hans Anderson Award and the Regina Medal of the American Catholic Library Association.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eleanor_Farjeon   (529 words)

  
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Explores the relationship between Farjeon's childhood fantasy play in a "literary-theatrical-musical-milieu" and her choice of material and use of fantasy and daydream in her writing.
Explores the relationship between childhood fantasy play and the development of artistic creativity and the "shaping of a literary imagination" through a study of Eleanor Farjeon's published and unpublished writings and through interviews with her family, friends and colleagues.
Concludes that "Farjeon's central theme is the wisdom of the `wise child within,' and that her spiritual joy, emanat ing from her childhood sense of wonder, pervades all of her stories for children." A855 Junior Bookshelf 29 (August 1965):195-208.
www.unm.edu /~lhendr/author/author3.17.html   (376 words)

  
 The World Authors Series — Sample Profile of FARJEON, JOSEPH JEFFERSON
Although he was a descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Farjeon was named after his maternal grandfather, the American actor Joseph Jefferson.
Farjeon's career as a fiction writer was long and prolific.
Farjeon was one of the first detective writers to mingle romance with crime.
www.hwwilson.com /print/4farjeon.html   (245 words)

  
 Frances Sayers on Eleanor Farjeon
Even before she had learned to hold a pencil or recognize one letter from another, Eleanor Farjeon had begun to create stories which were told to her father, and transcribed by him.
Eleanor Farjeon’s world is construed of fantasy, romance, and an abounding yea-saying joy in the experience of life.
In Eleanor Farjeon’s The Glass Slipper, when the ugly sisters were preparing for their bath, there is the same sly touch that brings the fairy tale straight to the child’s own world.
www.eldrbarry.net /rabb/farj/room.htm   (2329 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Morning Has Broken: Books: Eleanor Farjeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The illustrations, in warm colors suffused with morning light, depict the universal experience evoked by Farjeon's words as a boy and his grandfather share a day in the park.
Farjeon's lyrics, based on Psalm 118:24, which proclaims "this is the day that the Lord hath made; we shall rejoice and be glad in it," form the sole text of this picture book.
The bold and richly colored illustrations show a grandfather and grandson experiencing the joy and newness of a bright morning as they rise and leave their separate homes to make their way to a rendezvous in the park.
www.amazon.ca /Morning-Has-Broken-Eleanor-Farjeon/dp/0802851320   (568 words)

  
 TomFolio.com: by Eleanor Farjeon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Farjeon, Eleanor; retold by Tales from Chaucer Publisher: Oxford University London 1967.
Farjeon, Eleanor and Herbert (Thornycroft, Rosalind [illus]) Kings and Queens Publisher: J M Dent & Co London 1940.
Farjeon, Eleanor; Flint, W Russell [Illus] Tales from Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales Done into Prose Publisher: The Medici Society London 1930.
www.tomfolio.com /SearchAuthorTitle.asp?Aut=Eleanor_Farjeon   (1312 words)

  
 HARRY FARJEON
Harry Farjeon is one of a number of prolific composers whose music was popular during the early decades of the twentieth century, but whose names are now virtually forgotten.
Many of Farjeon's piano pieces were very popular; copies of the most successful, such as "Night Music" and "Pictures from Greece" can still be found in second-hand shops today.
Harry Farjeon was a well-respected composer in his day: some of his orchestral music was considered significant enough to be premiered at Henry Wood's Promenade Concerts between 1903 and 1942, but today he is more likely to be remembered as the teacher of George Lloyd, or the brother of Eleanor Farjeon.
www.geocities.com /claire_salmon/harryfarjeon.html   (164 words)

  
 Eleanor Farjeon: A List of Her Stories
Eleanor's first real children's book was a miscellany which included the stories that became Italian Peepshow.
In her 1963 Forward, Eleanor reveals that these stories were inspired by the shared memories of the childhood of her close friend, George Earle, affectionately known as "Pod", whose father had been a rector in a country church in Somerset.
Most of Eleanor's Farjeon's published works are out of print and very hard to find.
www.eldrbarry.net /rabb/farj/farjlist.htm   (506 words)

  
 Morning Has Broken by Farjeon, Eleanor (Author) and Ladwig, Tim (Illustrator) - Parable.com
People of all ages know the sweet melody and tender lyrics of this popular song, originally written by Eleanor Farjeon in 1931 and made famous by Cat Stevens in1971.
In this striking picture book, artist Tim Ladwig interprets Farjeon’s words in a thoroughly contemporary way, depicting a boy and his grandfather coming together to enjoy the day.
Farjeons’ words and Ladwig’s illustrations celebrate the beauty of creation.
www.parable.com /item_0802851320.htm   (244 words)

  
 News Story - Farjeon Award 2002
Philip Pullman has won the 2002 Eleanor Farjeon Award.
He was cited for the award for his "crusading advocacy" of the children's book world.
The Award was established in 1965 in memory of Eleanor Farjeon who died that year.
www.jubileebooks.co.uk /jubilee/newsn/news_stories/prizes/farjeon02.asp   (173 words)

  
 FARJEON MSS.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Farjeon mss., 1918-1939, consist primarily of correspondence between English author Eleanor Farjeon, 1881- 1965, and her publisher Joseph Malaby Dent, founder of J.M. Dent and Sons, concerning the publication of her books Singing Games for Children, The Soul of Kol Nikon, Gypsy and Ginger, and Martin Pippin in the Apple-Orchard.
Also present is an exchange between Dent and Farjeon's brother Harry regarding a book of "rounds" or songs on which Harry and Eleanor collaborated.
A correspondence file, 1938-1939, chiefly between Eleanor's second brother Herbert and Dent's successor E. Bozman regarding Herbert's Nine Sharp and Earlier completes the collection.
www.indiana.edu /~liblilly/lilly/mss/html/farjeon.html   (168 words)

  
 Events Calendar
The 2005 Eleanor Farjeon Award Ceremony at the Hall of India, The Royal Over-Seas League, Park Place, St James' Street, London
The nominees for this prestigious award are Sharon Berry, Malorie Blackman, Dick Bruna and Kimberley Reynolds.
The 2005 award is generously sponsored by the Eleanor Farjeon estate
www.achuka.co.uk /events/week.php?date=20050926   (101 words)

  
 Eleanor Farjeon - David Higham Associates
Eleanor Farjeon wrote and edited over eighty books for children and adults, including hundreds of poems many of which remain popular in anthologies today.
Morning Has Broken and Cats are particular favourites.
The Children's Book Circle give their annual award for outstanding services to children's literature in her name.
www.davidhigham.co.uk /html/Clients/Eleanor_Farjeon   (102 words)

  
 The Little Bookroom: Eleanor Farjeon's Short Stories for Children Chosen by Herself   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Little Bookroom: Eleanor Farjeon's Short Stories for Children Chosen by Herself
Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer.
Many of the stories star standard fairy tale characters such as witches, fairies, princes and precocious young children, but they are also influenced by the urban, Christian and scientific aspects of early- to mid-20th-century life.
www.booksmatter.com /b1590170482.htm   (130 words)

  
 Eleanor Farjeon Quotes
2 Quotes for 'Eleanor Farjeon' in the Database.
Cats sleep Anywhere, Any table, Any chair, Top of piano, Window-ledge, In the middle, On the edge.
All Quotes are provided for educational purposes only and contributed by users.
www.worldofquotes.com /author/Eleanor-Farjeon/1   (133 words)

  
 Books and Writers - Eleanor Farjeon
Denys Blakelock : Eleanor - Portrait of a Farjeon (1966 Gollancz)
Anne Harvey : A Present for Nellie - the Story of Farjeon's Childhood (1982 Pegasus pb)
Annabel Farjeon : Morning Has broken - A Biography by her Niece (1986 Julia MacRae Books £14.95)
booksandwriters.co.uk /writer/F/eleanor-farjeon.asp   (976 words)

  
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Lamson Library » Blog Archive » The Unlocked Book; A Memoir Of John Wilkes Booth By His Sister, Asia Booth Clarke; With A Foreword By Eleanor Farjeon
The Unlocked Book; A Memoir Of John Wilkes Booth By His Sister, Asia Booth Clarke; With A Foreword By Eleanor Farjeon
tags: assassination, booth family, booth, john wilkes, 1838-1865, clarke, asia booth, farjeon, eleanor, 1881-1965, lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865 — assassination
www.plymouth.edu /library/opac/record/1134335   (324 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Morning Has Broken: Books: Eleanor Farjeon,Tim Ladwig   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
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 Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep - Eleanor Farjeon, Charlotte Voake (Illustrator) ( ISBN 0763607908 ) - buy online now.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep - Eleanor Farjeon, Charlotte Voake (Illustrator) (ISBN 0763607908) - buy online now.
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 Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard - Eleanor Farjeon - Palm Reader eBook
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Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard - Eleanor Farjeon
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 Little Book Of Poems & Prayers 1416900098 Review at Smarter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Pastel illustrations accompany the text.
A collection of poems and prayers by such authors as Rachel Field, Ogden Nash, and Eleanor Farjeon.
Includes anonymous pieces and quotations from the Bible.
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A collection of poems and prayers by such authors as Rachel Field, Ogden Nash, and Eleanor Farjeon, plus anonymous pieces and quotations from the Bible.
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