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James Lennox Kerr (1 July 1899 – 11 March 1963) was a Scottish socialist author noted for his children's stories written under the pseudonym of Peter Dawlish. [1]Kerr lived in Paisley until 1915, joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve by claiming to be 18, then served on merchant ships until 1929.
In the 1990s, Meaker added the pen name Mary James for a series of novels aimed at readers younger than the Kerr readership; it was not until 1994, after the publication of the third Mary James novel, that the covers indicated that the author was also known as M. E. Kerr. [19] Mary James books include Shoebag, The Shuteyes, Frankenlouse and ...
Glen Cook (born 1944), author of The Black Company novels and Garrett P.I. novels; Hugh Cook (1956–2008), author of the Chronicles of an Age of Darkness; Rick Cook (1944–2022), author of the Wizardry series; Louise Cooper (1952–2009), author of The Book of Paradox; Susan Cooper (born 1935), author of The Dark Is Rising Sequence
James Kerr, Scottish engineer and co-founder of locomotive builders Kerr Stuart; James Kerr (surgeon) (1732-1782), Scottish surgeon and naturalist in India; James Lennox Kerr (1899–1963), British author; Jim Kerr (born 1959), Scottish musician with the group Simple Minds; James S. Kerr, Scottish music publisher; James Semple Kerr (1932–2014 ...
USA TODAY’s Books Reporter read 50 books this year. Here are the stories that stuck with her the most in 2024, including "Intermezzo" and "James."
This is a list of English-language novels that multiple media outlets and commentators have considered to be among the best of all time. The books included on this list are on at least three "best/greatest of all time" lists.
James Spiers Kerr (1841-1893) was a Scottish music publisher who started his working life as a Shipsmith, [1] but became a musician, a pianoforte maker, dealer and tuner, and a music seller, as well as founding a music publishing business, which still provides copies of his important collection of four books of Scottish violin music, known as the Merry Melodies.
The Deverry Cycle is a series of Celtic fantasy novels by Katharine Kerr set in the fictional land of Deverry. As of February 2020, sixteen books have been published in the series. The series is written in a non-linear style: the principal narrative is frequently interrupted by flashbacks to events that occurred decades, or even centuries, before.