Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard - Softcover

Eleanor Farjeon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184941937X ISBN 13: 9781849419376

Publisher: Red Fox Classics, 2013

Synopsis

Wandering minstrel, Martin Pippin, encounters a lovelorn ploughman who begs him to release his beloved by entertaining the six young women sworn to guard her. This Martin Pippin does - telling beautiful tales of heartbreak, betrayal and everlasting love. But will the imprisoned Gillian ever be freed? This delightful collection will be loved by adults and children alike - a perfect introduction to sophisticated fairy tales. "She is one of the few who can conceive and tell a fairytale...Before I had read five pages of Martin Pippin, I had forgotten who I was and where I lived. I was transported into a world of sunlight, of gay inconsequence, of emotional surprise, a world of poetry, delight and humour. And I lived and took my joy in that rare world, until all too soon my reading was done". (From J. D. Beresford's Foreword to the first American edition of 1922).

About this title

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: Red Fox Classics
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184941937X
• ISBN 13: 9781849419376
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 475