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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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Waggon for five
John Lane The Bodley Head
1944
When the Waggoners go on holiday they encounter Hale and Harty and are soon determined to join the circus where they perform. The third book in the series.
Hermit in the hills
John Lane The Bodley Head
1945
When the Waggoners go on a camping trip in remote hills they come across Dai Morgan who lives the life of a hermit. The fourth book in the series.
Myths and legends
Hall and Locke Company
1902
A selection of myths and legends presented by different authors.
The encyclopaedia of girl's school stories
Ashgate
2000
Over 400 entries on girls' school stories writers.
Treasure Island
Cassell and Company, Ltd
1920s
Stevenson's famous story of pirates and treasure.
Treasure island
Eyre & Spottiswoode
1949
Stevenson's classic tale re-imagined by Mervyn Peake.
Treasure Island
Cassell and Company, Limited
1899
Stevenson's classic tale of buccaneers and buried treasure.
Escape through Yugoslavia
Frederick Warne & Co Ltd
1956
While leading an Adriatic cruise Lord Whitehope is called upon to help a peace-loving Russian escape to Britain.
Whoopee at Westchester
Gerald G. Swan
1947
A new master brings a more relaxed approach to life when acting as a locum for another master
Worzel Gummidge, or, The scarecrow of Scatterbrook
Penguin Books
1953
Cover art by John Harwood. Re-priced at two shillings & sixpence.
A wood by moonlight, and other stories
Chatto & Windus
1981
A collection of short stories.
The school for Crusoes
Arco Publications
1966
Originally published as 'Geoffrey Morgan : a Californian mystery'.
The haunted island: being the history of an adventure to an island in the remote South Sea. Of a wizard there ... And of the ghostly terror
Peter Lunn
1946
The tale of young Frances Clayton and his brother Dick during their seventeenth century adventures in the South Seas (Main, PL47).
The cruise of the air-yacht Silver Cloud
Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.
1931
The story of the travels of the airship Silver Cloud and the eventual discovery of hidden treasure.
The adventures of William the Warrior
W.E.C. Youth Crusade
1960
A cartoon strip promoting Christian teachings, by the artist of Oor Wullie and The Broons.
Oor Wullie
D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd. and John Leng & Co., Ltd.
1962
The tenth Oor Wulie annual.
Jock and some others
Lawrence & Jellicoe, Ltd.
1912
A miniature edition of a nicely illustrated children's story in verse.
The mystery of the key
Blackie & Son Limited
1948
A sponge-getting venture leads to unexpected adventures.
Held to ransom
Blackie & Son Limited
1951
When Sir Montague Corton answered an advertisement offering a cruise he little knew that the yacht had been stolen and that he would be asked to pay ransom for his son and friend.
The bulldog breed
Blackie & Son Limited
1940s
Three former sailors defend the Valdorian Government against revolutionaries.
The sniper: a book for boys
James Nisbet & Co., Limited
1914
A boy's turbulent schooldays are eventually offset by his bravery in the army.
Mike: a public school story
A. & C. Black, Ltd.
1932
When Mike arrives at Wrykyn himself, his cricketing talent and love of adventure bring him success and trouble in equal measure.
The gold bat
A. and C. Black, Ltd.
1926
O'Hara and Moriarty tar and feather a statue of a local politician as a prank.
