Ransome, Arthur - General Reviews/References., 01/01/1945-01/01/1965
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Contains printed matter, mostly xerox copies, about Arthur Ransome and his works. Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Dates
- 01/01/1945-01/01/1965
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Extent
From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Contains the following printed material about Arthur Ransome: 1 xerox copy of the essay "Arthur Ransome and His Books for Children" from "Publishers Weekly" 10/27/1945, p. 1946-8. 1 xerox copy of an excerpt pertaining to Ransome from Marjory Fisher's book "Intent Upon Reading: An Initial Appraisal of Modern Fiction for Children" (New York: Franklin Watts, 1961, pp. 274-5). 1 xerox copy of an excerpt with references to Ransome from Roger Lancelyn Green's book "Authors and Places: A Literary Pilgrimage (Putnam's Sons: New York, 1963, pp. 42-4, 75, 99). 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from Geoffrey Trease's book "Tales Out of School: A Survey of Children's Fiction" (Heinmann: London, 1965, pp. 55, 126, 139-41), which includes references to Ransome. 1 xerox copy of an excerpt from Roger Lancelyn Green's book "Tellers of Tales: British Authors of Children's Books from 1800-1964" (Watts: New York, 1965), which includes references to Ransome. 1 xerox copy of Rosemary Manning's essay "Our Dreams Are Tales," with reference to Ransome, published in the February 1965 edition of "The Horn Book" (p. 25-27).
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
RANSOME, ARTHUR - REFERENCES (1945-1965): Xerox
RANSOME, ARTHUR - ESSAYS & BOOK EXCERPTS REGARDING (1945-1965): Xerox
"PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY" - ESSAY:"ARTHUR RANSOME & HIS BOOKS FOR CHILDREN": Xerox
"ARTHUR RANSOME & HIS BOOKS FOR CHILDREN" - ESSAY:"PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY": Xerox
FISHER, MARJORY - EXCERPT FROM BOOK:"INTENT UPON READING" (1961): Xerox
"INTENT UPON READING" - BOOK: FISHER, MARJORY (1961) - EXCERPT: Xerox
GREEN, ROGER LANCELYN - BOOK:"AUTHORS & PLACES" - EXCERPT: Xerox
"AUTHORS & PLACES:A LITERARY PILGRIMAGE" - BOOK:GREEN, ROGER - EXCERPT: Xerox
TREASE, GEOFFREY - BOOK:"TALES OUT OF SCHOOL" (1965) - EXCERPT: Xerox
"TALES OUT OF SCHOOL" - BOOK: TREASE, GEOFFREY (1965) - EXCERPT: Xerox
GREEN, ROGER LANCELYN - BOOK:"TELLERS OF TALES:" (1965) - EXCERPT: Xerox
"TELLERS OF TALES" - BOOK: TREASE, GEOFFREY (1965) - EXCERPT: Xerox
MANNING, ROSEMARY - ESSAY:"OUR DREAMS ARE TALES" (1965): Xerox
"HORN BOOK" - CONTAINS ESSAY:"OUR DREAMS ARE TALES" (1965): Xerox
"OUR DREAMS ARE TALES" - ESSAY BY MANNING, ROSEMARY (1965): Xerox
Repository Details
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