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William Mayne

An English writer of children's literature. He was born and spent most of his life in Yorkshire, where many of his books are set. He received the 1957 Carnegie Medal for A Grass Rope.

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Born 16 March 1928
Died 24 March 2010

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  • Cover of: The patchwork cat

    Cover of edition lagataderetales00bayl First published in 1981 — 15 editions
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    First published in 1985 — 7 editions
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    Cover of edition earthfasts00mayn First published in 1966 — 7 editions
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    Cover of edition mouseegg00mayn First published in 1980 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1967 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1955 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1970 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1987 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A grass rope

    First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Plot night

    First published in 1963 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1964 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A year and a day

    First published in 1976 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1977 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The incline.

    Cover of edition incline0000mayn_r7v6 First published in 1972 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Hamish Hamilton book of queens

    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The blue boat

    Cover of edition blueboat00mayn First published in 1957 — 4 editions
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We need a photo of William Mayne

Born 16 March 1928
Died 24 March 2010

Subjects

Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children's stories, Children's stories, English, Fairies, Readers, English language, juvenile literature, Fantasy, Mystery and detective stories, Short stories, Time travel, Animals, Cats, England, fiction, Fairies, fiction, Fairy tales, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, general, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Cats, fiction, English fiction Children's stories, Families, Family life, Ficción juvenil

Places

England, Arctic regions, Australia, Cornwall (England : County), Islands of the Pacific, New Zealand, Wales, Yorkshire (England)

People

Arthur King, Cuthbert Saint, Bishop of Lindisfarne (approximately 635-687)

Time

1950-, 20th century

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January 24, 2024 Edited by Robina Fox death date and brief bio
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 10, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import