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Children's books
This collection contains books written for children and teenagers, and studies of specific genres and authors.
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The courteous knight, and other tales
T. Nelson & Sons
1899
A rendering of tales from Malory and Spenser for a younger audience.
The double halfpenny
Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd
1956
Three children come across a wrecked and plundered yacht in a small bay off the west coast of Scotland.
The affair at Invergarroch
Adam and Charles Black
1950
A party of boys and girls discover a clue to the treasures of an ancient cathedral in Fife.
The phantom in the wings
John Murray
1957
A mysterious figure in a long black cloak and hat causes problems in a sea-side theatre.
The Red House of Boville
Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
1925
The usual mix of sporting aspirations, misunderstandings, and a boy who saves the day.
Policeman's holiday
Blackie & Son Limited
1954
A policeman's son helps a lady track down a long-lost jewel when on holiday.
The school library mystery
Blackie & Son Limited
1950s
A cryptic message falls out of the binding of a book when it is accidentally damaged.
The potato riddle
Blackie & Son Limited
1950s
When a group of schoolboys are sent potato gathering they become the target of a desperate gang when one of the their suitcases is inadvertently switched.
Robin Hood and his merry men
T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd.
1914
A rendering of the tales of Robin Hood for children.
The secret agent
Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd.
1946
A foreign correspondent is helped by his Chinese house boy to make a stance against Japanese invaders.
The school's airmen
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
1936
Ghyll Summit's small fleet of aeroplanes provides numerous opportunities for adventures for its students.
Rival schools at Schooner Bay
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
1930s
The theft of treasured relics from Scudfleet School provide a backdrop to a typical range of schoolboy adventures and misunderstandings.
On the run
Lutterworth Press
1948
An escaped convict intrudes on three schoolgirls on holiday in Cornwall.
The moving finger
Oxford University Press
1962
An archaeologist takes his son and his friend on an expedition to find rock paintings in the Sahara.
Nine days' wonder
Oxford University Press
1976
Gift inscription from the author on the front free endpaper.
Household tales
Eyre & Spottiswoode
1946
An edition based chiefly on the stories in the Bohn collection of 1884.
Brent of Gatehouse: a public school story
Geoffrey Cumberlege
1951
Although Adam Brent is not the most athletic or most academic pupil he is determined to demonstrate his loyalty and devotion to his school.
King Arthur and the round table
J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd
1964
A rendering of Arthurian tales for children.
Voyage to chivalry
Peter Lunn
1947
Hugh Martyn, an apprentice to a wine-dealer in London, sets out to find the Holy Land of chivalry (Main, PL66).
Jim Blake: archaeologist
Max Parrish
1965
Jim Blake joined an excavation of a Roman villa in the hope of being invited to an expedition to the Middle East.
The secret of the silver bottle
Blackie & Son Limited
1936
Enemy agents attempt to abscond with a silver bottle containing a phial of a new poison gas.
Play up Kings!
Collins
1920s
A typical tale of the trials, temptations, and triumphs faced by schoolboys at Polthorpe School.
The little kingdom
Glyn Press
1946
A collection of poems for children by the Welsh composer. Gift inscription from the author on title page.
