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British Genre
Books in the British genre:
King Penguin (1952)
The story of a young man who goes to sea and is marooned on an island of penguins.
Author(s):
Richard H. Horne
Illustrator(s):
James Daugherty
Lieutenant Hornblower (1952)
Hornblower ships as fifth lieutenant in HMS Renown with a mad captain on a mission to harry Spanish possession in the Caribbean. Was he pushed or did he fall?
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Val Biro
Lieutenant Hornblower (1952)
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Mary Poppins in the Park (1952)
More adventures with the world’s favorite nanny, Mary Poppins.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Mary Shepard
Mouse Manor (1952)
Miss Myrtilla Mouse goes up to London to see the Queen and finds herself a husband.
Author(s):
Edward Eager
Illustrator(s):
Beryl Bailey-Jones
Pigs Have Wings (1952)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Earl Oliver Hurst
Pigs Have Wings (1952)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Saturday Book Twelfth Issue (1952)
Five drawings by Ardizzone are included in this popular Annual miscellany featuring British authors and illustrators.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
Christopher Morley
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Ronald Searle
Et al
The Sweet Spring (1952)
In this novel for grownups the co-author of The Far-Distant Oxus makes her debut as an adult novelist with a story of growing up.
Author(s):
Pamela Whitlock
Illustrator(s):
None
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
Author(s):
C. S. Lewis
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Warden (1952)
This is the first of the Barsetshire novels concerning the ecclesiastical community of Barsetshire.
Author(s):
Anthony Trollope
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Weekend Book of Humor (1952)
P.G. Wodehouse selects humorous stories, pieces and cartoons.
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Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Various
Annabel and Bryony (1953)
Annabel and her friends go to the land of the flower fairies and are captured by the frost fairies. Bryony helps them escape from captivity.
Author(s):
Marjorie Phillips
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Barchester Towers (1953)
When the bishopric of Barchester falls to an outsider, the set ways of the cathedral close are all upset. This edition is in two volumes. Volume Two contains 279 pages.
Author(s):
Anthony Trollope
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Borrowers (1953)
The Clock family, Arrietty, Pod and Homily live under the floor in the Big House.
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Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Joe Krush
The Borrowers (1953)
The story of Arrietty, Pod and Homily Clock was first published in Woman’s Day magazine from June through September 1953 with illustrations by Erik Blegvad.
Author(s):
Mary Norton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Children’s Hour Volume 7 (1953)
A collection of mysteries, classic and contemporary.
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The Cockney: a Survey of London Life and Language (1953)
A social history of London’s lower classes. Dust jacket by Ardizzone.
Author(s):
Julian Franklyn
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Dragon and the Book (1953)
A tale of King Alfred, the Dragon of Wessex, in which a young scribe safeguards a Psalter through a Viking invasion.
Author(s):
Christine Price
Illustrator(s):
Christine Price
Henrietta of St. Hilary's (1953)
Author(s):
Mary K. Harris
Illustrator(s):
None