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Lang Andrew
Andrew Lang (1844 – 1912) was one of the most important collectors of folk and fairy tales, which he edited into twenty volumes, from ‘The Blue Book’ onwards. Some of his best work is available from Wordsworth, in ‘Tales from the Arabian Nights’, ‘Tales of Troy and Greece’, and ‘Tales from King Arthur’.
Lamb Charles and Mary
Charles Lamb (1775 – 1834) was an accomplished writer and essayist, best remembered for ‘Tales from Shakespeare’, a rewriting of the plays which made them more accessible for children. He wrote them with his sister, Mary (1764 – 1834), he, the tragedies, she, the comedies.
Kingsley Charles
Charles Kingsley (1819 – 1875) was a Victorian clergyman and writer, whose book ‘The Water Babies’ not only became a classic children’s story, but also a force for social change in the form of improved working conditions for boy chimney-sweeps.
Jacobs Joseph
Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916) was an Australian-born collector of folklore, represented here by a collection of his stories, ‘Irish Fairy Tales’.
Hughes Thomas
Thomas Hughes (1822 – 1896) attended Rugby School. The school and its headmaster, Dr Thomas Arnold, served as his inspiration for ‘Tom Brown’s School Days’, an adventure based on life in a public school.
Haggard H. Rider
Sir Henry Rider Haggard (1856 – 1925) was an English writer famous for his adventure stories set in Africa, ‘King Solomon’s Mines’ and its sequel, ‘Allan Quatermain’.
Grimm Brothers
The Brothers Grimm – Jacob (1785 – 1863) and Wilhelm (1786 – 1859) are now known for ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’, a collection of German folk tales that are now known and loved throughout the world.
Gilbert Henry
Henry Gilbert (1868–1937) was a journalist, who wrote a number of books for children based on historical figures, mainly legendary, the most popular of which is ‘Robin Hood’.
Falkner J. Meade
John Meade Falkner (1858 – 1932) a teacher, tutor and successful industrialist. Notable among the relatively small number of books that he wrote was ‘Moonfleet’, a tale of smugglers that was a much-loved book for young readers for many years.