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Sorche Nic Leodhas

LeClaire Gowans Alger (May 20, 1898 – November 14, 1969) was an American author better known under her pseudonym Sorche Nic Leodhas, or simply Sorche Leodhas. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a sickly child, eventually being homeschooled. Alger was a known librarian, working from 1915 to 1966, while the imaginary Sorche was a storyteller. She sought out traditional Scottish tales that had never been written down before. She won a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1962 and a Newbery Honor for Thistle and Thyme: Tales and Legends from Scotland in 1963. Her book Always Room for One More, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian, won the 1966 Caldecott Medal.

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American children's writer (1898–1969)

Born 20 May 1898
Died 14 November 1969

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  • Cover of: Claymore and Kilt: Tales of Scottish Kings and Castles

    First published in 1967 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Twelve great black cats, and other eerie Scottish tales

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  • Cover of: By loch and by lin: tales from Scottish ballads

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American children's writer (1898–1969)

Born 20 May 1898
Died 14 November 1969

Subjects

Children's fiction, Tales, Folklore, Fairy tales, Scots Folk songs, Ghosts, Juvenile literature, Children's stories, History, Juvenile fiction, Scotland, fiction, Scottish Ghost stories, Short stories, Texts, Adaptations, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Animals, Artists, Biography, Caldecott Medal, Caldecott Medal books, Cats, fiction, Children's songs, Counting, Crowds

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Scotland, Basses-Pyrénées (France), France, Hebrides, St. Andrews, Western Isles

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18th century, Revolution, 1789-1799

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Alternative names

  • Sorche Mac Leodhas
  • Sorche Leodhas
  • LeClaire Gowans Alger
  • Sorche Nicleodhas
  • Leclaire Alger
  • Sorche Nic 1898-1969 Leodhas

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April 26, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
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