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Barbara Euphan Todd (9 January 1890 – 2 February 1976) was an English writer widely remembered for her ten books for children about a scarecrow called Worzel Gummidge. These were adapted for radio and television. The title story was chosen as the first in the publisher's new series, Puffin Books.
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The authors were inspired by Jennifer Worth's Call the Midwife, which was their "touchstone" as they wrote. [17] The book is accompanied by a blog, where Barrett and Calvi discuss broader issues of life and work in the East End of London in the period covered by the book, as well as posting photographs and audio clips of the women they interviewed.
Touchstone (English band), rock group from the U.K. Touchstone (US-Irish band), Irish-music band from the U.S. The Touchstone, by British jazz trio Azimuth; The Touchstone, a novella by Edith Wharton; The Touchstone, an 1817 comedy play by James Kenney; Touchstone (As You Like It), a fictional character in Shakespeare's As You Like It
The book begins by explaining the everyday life of someone of royalty, then of the average peasant. It explains school, the countryside, hunting, tournaments, battles and the church. Throughout the book, several references to Magna Carta are intertwined with everyday events. For example, the chapter entitled "Family Strife" begins with the ...
It is the first book of the Touchstone Trilogy which continues with Celandine and Winter Wood. The trilogy tells the story of the hidden tribes of little people who live in a tangled forest on a hill in Somerset, and their interactions with the children at the farm on whose land the hill stands. The tribes, who call themselves the 'Various ...
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Touchstone is a fictional character in Shakespeare's play As You Like It. He is a court Jester, he was used throughout the play to both provide comic relief through sometimes vulgar humor and contrarily share wisdom, [ 1 ] fitting the archetype of the Shakespearean fool .