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Children's books
This collection contains books written for children and teenagers, and studies of specific genres and authors.
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Play up Kings!
Collins
1920s
A typical tale of the trials, temptations, and triumphs faced by schoolboys at Polthorpe School.
The little kingdom
Glyn Press
1946
A collection of poems for children by the Welsh composer. Gift inscription from the author on title page.
Heroic legends: the stories of St. George and the dragon, Robin Hood, Richard and Blondel, and other legends
Dodge Publishing Company
1920s
A collection of legendary tales rendered for children.
Haunted creek
Blackie & Son Limited
1954
What is the meaning of the mysterious light which signs at dead of night in an Essex creek?
The moon in his pocket
Oliver & Boyd
1967
Padraig lives peacefully on the west coast of Ireland tending to his father's cattle until he encounters a strange, wild-looking girl with green eyes and black hair.
Biggles and the poor rich boy: another case from the records of Biggles and the Special Air Police
Brockhampton Press
1961
Biggles hunts for a kidnapper in the wilds of Scotland.
Biggles fails to return: a Biggles adventure
Hodder & Stoughton Limited
1951
Biggles is charged with rescuing a Princess from Monaco.
The puzzle of the lost Dauphin
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
1964
A schoolgirl competing for a college scholarship attempts to unravel a mystery surrounding Marie Antoinette's son.
The heroes, or, Greek fairy tales for my children
Ernest Nister
1910s
A selection of Greek myths and legends rendered for a younger audience.
Bullies, beaks and flannelled fools: an annotated bibliography of boy's school fiction 1742-2000
Robert J. Kirkpatrick
2001
A guide to boys' school stories from the 19th century to 2000. Signed by the author on the half-title page.
Bei den Gnomen und Elfen
Rotapel-Verlag
1929
A book of children's verse accompanied by illustrations of elves, gnomes and magicians. Konrad Kreidolf taught lithography in Konstanz the art and studied at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts.
Treasure in Devon
Blackie & Son
1943
Four schoolboys investigate the rumour of a sunken Spanish galleon when visiting a detective-story writing uncle.
Abbey sees it through
Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
1956
When two great public schools amalgamate the tricky problem of who should be school captain must be addressed.
Bill sees it through: an exciting adventure story
Vawser & Wiles, Ltd.
1946
A schoolboy helps the police break up a counterfeiting gang who are using cock-fighting as a means to pass off the money.
The new Rupert Index
John Beck
1991
A guide to Rupert appearances in books, newspapers, annuals, etc.
A pocketful of silver
Collins
1927
A collection of verse for children with an emphasis on fairies.
Young barbarians
Hodder and Stoughton
1901
The adventures, trials and triumphs of boys at a Scottish seminary school.
Scottish nursery rhymes
Andrew Melrose
1909
A collection of nicely illustrated nursery rhymes arranged by themes.
The book of King Arthur and his noble knights: stories from Sir Thomas Malory's Morte D'Arthur
Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd.
1905
A selection of tales from Malory's Morte D'Arthur re-worked for a modern audience.
The stealers of light: a legend
Hodder and Stoughton
1916
A fable concerned with the corruption of the innocent by those who care nothing for innocence.
The man with the glove
Dennis Dobson
1964
Twins Jane and Ronnie become involved in the recovery of a stolen painting when on holiday in France.
Joey and the square of gold
Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
1958
Joey and the Jasmine Street boys investigate the theft of a valuable stamp. The sixth book in the series.
