Jim at the Corner - Hardcover

Eleanor Farjeon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0192710567 ISBN 13: 9780192710567

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1980

Synopsis

Every time that he went out for his daily walk, Derry had to pass the corner where old Jim sat on his orange-box. And every time he lingered there in the hope of a story. For Jim was a sailor who had grown too old for the sea. Illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.

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Eleanor Farjeon (Author) Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was a British author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She lived much of her life among the literary and theatrical circles of London, and her friends included D. H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare and Robert Frost. She won many literary awards, and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle.Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator) Edward Ardizzone was born in 1900 and brought up in Suffolk. As a young boy he was fascinated by the vibrancy of the small Suffolk ports such as Ipswich, then frequented by the coastal steamers that travelled from port to port, which later became his inspiration for his Little Tim series. He was appointed official war artist in 1940 by Sir Kenneth Clark, director of the National Gallery, London, 1933-1945. Between 1929 and his death in 1979 Ardizzone illustrated a large number of books, including Graham Greene's The Little Train series, and wrote and illustrated many more including the well-loved Little Tim series, and with his cousin Christianna Brand, created Nurse Matilda, later familiar to many as Nanny McPhee.

About the Author

Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) was a British author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. She lived much of her life among the literary and theatrical circles of London, and her friends included D. H. Lawrence, Walter de la Mare and Robert Frost. She won many literary awards and the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children's Book Circle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0192710567
• ISBN 13: 9780192710567
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 101
• Illustrator: Edward Ardizzone