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Books in the British genre:

Robin Hood and His Merry Outlaws (1946)

Robin Hood and his merry men make life difficult for the Sheriff of Nottingham.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): J. Walker McSpadden
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Robinson Crusoe (1946)

First published is 1719, this account of ‘eight and twenty years, all alone on an uninhabited island on the coast of America’ was based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, who was marooned on an island in the Pacific Ocean. Most rece... View More

Author(s): Daniel Defoe
Illustrator(s): Lynd Ward

That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups (1946)

This fairy-tale about “magicians, devils, pantomime animals, and planetary angels” was prescient. Colleges like Bracton are now more the rule than the exception and the N.I.C.E. was indeed set up in England where its work is much the same... View More

Author(s): C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1946)

The Indian Prince calling himself Captain Nemo prowls beneath the sea seeking his revenge. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jules Verne
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Wolf, A Story for Children (1946)

When the family is snowed in, a wolf brings the doctor.

Author(s): Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s): Kathleen Cooper

Bonfires and Broomsticks (1947)

Two years after their adventures with the magic bed-knob, Carey, Charles and Paul return to spend the summer with Miss Price - and the magic begins.

Author(s): Mary Norton
Illustrator(s): Mary Adshead

Christopher Robin’s Old Sailor and Other Selections from A.A. Milne (1947)

Stories and poems from the Winnie-the-Pooh corpus.

Author(s): A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Crowns (1947)

The authors of The Far-Distant Oxus turn their hands to fantasy.

Full Moon (1947)

Matrimonial affairs are afoot at Blandings Castle, to the 9th Earl’s disgust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Paul Galdone

Full Moon (1947)

Matrimonial games are afoot at Blandings Castle, to the 9th Earl’s disgust. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Great Northern? (1947)

The Swallows, Amazons and D’s are cruising in the Hebrides with Captain Flint, when Dick discovers a nesting pair of loons, or great northern divers - but an egg blowing bird-man is also on their track. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s): Arthur Ransome

Hey Nonny Yes (1947)

Selections from the Bard, illustrated by Ardizzone.

Author(s): William Shakespeare
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

I Saw Esau (1947)

A collection of schoolyard rhymes. The illustrated dust jacket is from the second issue.

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Anne Ainscough

Joy in the Morning (1947)

Bertie Wooster is in the thick of it, fending off Florence Cray, shepherding an American millionaire, dodging PC Stilton Cheewright, burned out of his cottage by Edwin the Boy Scout, but with the help of Jeeves he wins through and ‘Joy Cometh i... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

The Oxford Illustrated Dickens (1947)

This edition in twenty-one volumes has been frequently reprinted.

The Pilgrim’s Progress (1947)

An allegorical treatment of man’s quest for heaven. This cover was used on later impressions and the Everyman’s edition.

Author(s): John Bunyan
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Pilgrim’s Progress (1947)

An allegorical treatment of man’s quest for heaven.

Author(s): John Bunyan
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

Song of Robin Hood (1947)

Eighteen of the original ballads of Robin Hood are illustrated here. Most of them also have accompanying music. Read online at archive.org. ... View More
Caldecott Honor Book
Caldecott Honor Book - 1948

Three Brothers and a Lady, a Tale (1947)

Two brothers and an invisible playmate rescue a princess.

Author(s): Margaret Black
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

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