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British Genre
Books in the British genre:
The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood (1964)
Gally, as he is known to his friends, displays a sure hand in reuniting sundered hearts and fending off predatory old flames to bring peace once more to the sacred abode of the Empress of Blandings.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
John Alcorn
Captain Boldheart - The Magic Fishbone: Two Comedies (1964)
Captain Boldheart takes to piracy in despair of Latin grammar. The Princess Alicia for her part, sets matters to rights in her father’s kingdom with the aid of her fairy godmother Grandmarina.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Diana and Her Rhinoceros (1964)
Diana befriends a sick rhinoceros and it becomes a valued pet.
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Author(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Emma (1964)
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, fancies her self a match-maker, but after her first effort, she can’t seem to do anything right.
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Kredel
An Enemy at Green Knowe (1964)
Author(s):
L. M. Boston
Illustrator(s):
Peter Boston
Frozen Assets (1964)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
None
Gulliver’s Travels (1964)
Captain Lemuel Gulliver travels to various strange lands from the Lilliputian to the Brobdingnagnian.
Author(s):
Jonathan Swift
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Hornblower Companion (1964)
The author comments on his fictional creation.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Samuel Bryant
The Hornblower Companion (1964)
The author comments on his fictional creation.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Samuel Bryant
I Go By Sea, I Go By Land (1964)
Author(s):
P. L. Travers
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Gertrude Hermes
ismo (1964)
The Callendar family are again caught up in international intrigue.
Author(s):
John Verney
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
Linnets and Valerians (1964)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
Ian Ribbons
Maria or the Good Little Girl (1964)
A short short story.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
Isobel Morton-Sale
Nurse Matilda (1964)
Author(s):
Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Rout of the Ollafubs (1964)
This is the story of Skyboy and Littleflame and their adventures with the Ollafubs.
Author(s):
Katharine Greville Lethbridge
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Serena the Hen (1964)
In this very short short story, Serena is convinced that she is a royal hen.
Author(s):
Elizabeth Goudge
Illustrator(s):
Isobel Morton-Sale
The Story of Jackie Thimble (1964)
Little Jackie Thimble gets stuck in a post box and sings for his supper.
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Thirty-Nine Steps (1964)
A novel of adventure and intrigue in the run up to World War I. This marks the first appearance of Richard Hannay.
Author(s):
John Buchan
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Three Tall Tales (1964)
Three nonsense stories.
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Under the Sun (1964)
An anthology of stories, poems and articles from Elizabethan magazine and other sources.
Author(s):
John Verney
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Illustrator(s):
Quentin Blake
C. Walter Hodges
Ronald Searle
John Verney
Brian Wildsmith
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