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John Christopher

Sam Youd was a British writer best known for science fiction written under the name of John Christopher, including the novels The Death of Grass, The Possessors, and the young-adult novel series The Tripods. He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1971 and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1976.

Youd also wrote under variations of his own name and under the pseudonyms Stanley Winchester, Hilary Ford, William Godfrey, William Vine, Peter Graaf, Peter Nichols, and Anthony Rye.

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Born 16 April 1922
Died 3 February 2011

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  • Cover of: The White Voyage

    First published in 1960 4 editions — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2009 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Long Winter, Fawcett Gold Medal Book R2001

    First published in 1968 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2004 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Brunel's Railways: Swindon to South Wales

    First published in 2014 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: 1939 Second World War in Old Photographs

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: 1915: The First World War in Photographs

    First published in 2014 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: London's Historic Railway Stations Through Time

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Air Raids: What You Must Do! the Wartime Guide to Surviving the Blitz

    First published in 2014 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Born 16 April 1922
Died 3 February 2011
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Pictorial works, History, Railroads, Campaigns, Railroads, great britain, history, Railroads, pictorial works, World War, 1939-1945, Aerial Bombing, Aeronautics, pictorial works, Bombing, aerial, Civil defense, Design and construction, English Horror tales, English Short stories, Fighter planes, General, Great britain, history, military, Guidebooks, Historical, Local history, PHOTOGRAPHY, Panavia Tornado (Military aircraft), Places in old photographs, Railroad stations, Railroads, great britain

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  • OLID: OL7295758A

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Alternative names

  • Sam Youd
  • Stanley Winchester
  • Hilary Ford
  • William Godfrey
  • William Vine
  • Peter Graaf
  • Peter Nichols
  • Anthony Rye

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November 16, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
November 16, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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