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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 ...
James Kerr, Scottish engineer and co-founder of locomotive builders Kerr Stuart; 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), Australian architectural historian and conservation practitioner
Legacy is a novel by American author James A. Michener. Set during the Iran–Contra affair of the 1980s, the story follows Major Norman Starr, who is called to testify in front of a congressional committee to account for his involvement in covert military actions. The novel is interspersed with historical "flashbacks" as Major Starr reflects ...
This article lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series). [1] [2] The books appear in alphabetical order by title (beginning with A to H) (ignoring "A", "An", and "The"); series are alphabetical by author-designated name or, if there is no such, some reasonable designation. Science-fiction novels and short-story collections are not included ...
Debra A. Kemp, (1957–2015) author of Arthurian novels The Firebrand and The Recruit; Paul S. Kemp, author of Twilight Falling (set in the world of the Forgotten Realms, and based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game) Katharine Kerr, (born 1944) author of the Deverry novels and others
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.
Tapa cloth made using a variety of plants was collected by Captain James Cook on all three of his voyages through the Pacific. The locations represented in these published collections are mainly Tahiti, Mo'orea, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Huahine, New Zealand, Easter Island, the Marquesas Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Hawaii and an example from Jamaica. [1]