Noel Streatfeild's Christmas Stories

Noel Streatfeild (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2018
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-349-01170-7 (ISBN)

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A never-before-collected selection of sparkling Christmas-themed stories by Noel Streatfeild that will charm, delight and entertain.

From the author of Ballet Shoes

In this captivating collection of festive stories, there are auditions on stage and antics on ice, trips to the pantomime, holiday adventures, and laughter shared with family and friends. Charming, heartwarming and funny, this exciting new collection will bring joy to readers of all ages.

Originally written for annuals, magazines and the radio from the 1940s-60s, these stories by this much-loved author have never been collected before and will be a welcome discovery to all Streatfeild's admirers.

Stories include:
The Audition
The Bells Keep Twelfth Night
The Moss Rose
Thimble
The Princess
The Chain
Christmas at Collers
The Pantomime Goose
Skating to the Stars

Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex in 1895 and was one of three sisters. After working in munitions factories and canteens for the armed forces when the First World War broke out, Noel followed her dream of being on stage and went to RADA where she became a professional actress. She began writing children's books in 1931 and Ballet Shoes was published in 1936. She quickly became one of the most popular authors of her day. She was one of the first winners of the Carnegie Medal and was awarded an OBE in 1983.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.11.2018
Reihe/Serie	Virago Modern Classics
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 202 mm
Gewicht	300 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch
ISBN-10	0-349-01170-2 / 0349011702
ISBN-13	978-0-349-01170-7 / 9780349011707
Zustand	Neuware