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British Genre
Books in the British genre:
Linnets and Valerians (1964)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
Ian Ribbons
Jack of Dover (1966)
Author(s):
Richard Garnett
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
A Necklace of Raindrops, and other stories (1968)
These eight stories, most of which include a bit of magic, include tales of a wishing mat, an enormous cat, and a very strange house.
Author(s):
Joan Aiken
Illustrator(s):
Jan Pieńkowski
The Far-Distant Oxus (1969)
Three children spend the summer holiday on Exmoor where they find ponies, friends and adventure. This is a somewhat shorter version of the original work. The original illustrations have also been dispensed with.
Author(s):
Katharine Hull
Pamela Whitlock
Illustrator(s):
Karl W. Stuecklen
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1969)
Susan and Colin discover that the lost Weirstone hangs on her bracelet, and all the powers of evil are out to steal it. This is the revised edition.
Author(s):
Alan Garner
Illustrator(s):
Ron Bowen
The Princess and the Goblin (1970)
The Princess Irene has been sent to her King-Papa’s hunting lodge to live. One evening when her nurse keeps her out too late, they are rescued from the goblins by Curdie, a miner’s son.
Author(s):
George MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Arthur Hughes
All Creatures Great and Small (1972)
Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants--four-legged and otherwise--with the world’s best-loved animal doctor.
Author(s):
James Herriot
Illustrator(s):
None
The Church Mouse (1972)
Arthur, the church mouse, is lonely with only the church cat Sampson to keep him company and decides, with the parson’s permission, to invite some other mice to join him.
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen (1974)
When his iron-hatted aunt determines to humiliate Tom with the aid of the dastardly Captain Najork, Tom demonstrates his mastery at Womble, Muck and Sneedball.
Author(s):
Russell Hoban
Illustrator(s):
Quentin Blake
The Patchwork Cat (1981)
Author(s):
William Mayne
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Run Away Home (1982)
The Marlows help a young boy return to his father, but it requires a dangerous sea voyage.
Author(s):
Antonia Forest
Illustrator(s):
Roger Phillips
Watership Down (1982)
Author(s):
Richard Adams
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Borrowers (1987)
In which we meet Arrietty, Pod and Homily Clock, a family of small people who live behind the wainscot and under the floor.
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Diana Stanley
Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds (1988)
Author(s):
Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s):
Roy Gerrard
Copycats (1992)
An omnilbus containing Parrot Cat, Elephant Cat, Polar Bear Cat, Crab Cat and Spider Cat. First published individually in Great Britain in 1984 by Walker Books Ltd., London
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
The Foxbury Force (1994)
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
The Necessary Cat (1998)
A collection of poems, stories, facts, and illustrations about all kinds of cats.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
The Ballad of the White Horse (2001)
Author(s):
G. K. Chesterton
Illustrator(s):
Robert Austin
The Box of Delights (2007)
Kay Harker is on his way home for the Christmas holidays when he falls a sleep on the train and has a marvelous adventure. This edition has been corrected from the original manuscript.
Author(s):
John Masefield
Illustrator(s):
Judith Masefield
Prince Valiant Volume 1-3 1937-1942 (2017)
Author(s):
Hal Foster
Illustrator(s):
Hal Foster