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Lone Pine is a series of children's books written by English author Malcolm Saville.. Although they were written over a 35-year timespan, between 1943 and 1978, the characters only age by a few years in the course of the series. [1]
Leonard Malcolm Saville (21 February 1901–30 June 1982) [1] was an English writer best known for the Lone Pine series of children's books, many of which are set in Shropshire. His work emphasises location; the books include many vivid descriptions of English countryside, villages and sometimes towns.
Malcolm Saville – Mystery at Witch End (first in the Lone Pine series of twenty books) Laura Ingalls Wilder – These Happy Golden Years; Drama. Bertolt Brecht.
Among these are the great books project including the book series Great Books of the Western World, now containing 60 volumes. In 1998 Modern Library, an American publishing company, polled its editorial board to find the best 100 novels of the 20th century: Modern Library 100 Best Novels. These attempts have been criticized for their ...
Patrick Mahomes is batting down claims of preferential treatment as the Kansas City Chiefs move ever-closer to a Super Bowl berth.. With his team being one win away from the title game and after a ...
A player for English second-division team Burnley says he received “disgusting” racial abuse from an opponent during a league game on Saturday. Tunisia international Hannibal Mejbri was ...
Swallows and Amazons is a children's adventure novel by English author Arthur Ransome first published on 21 July 1930 by Jonathan Cape. [1] Set in the summer of 1929 in the Lake District, the book introduces the main characters of John, Susan, Titty and Roger Walker (Swallows); as well as their mother, Mary; and their baby sister, Bridget (nicknamed Vicky).
Along with the Nazi leadership, a number of real figures appear as characters in the book: Lord Halifax, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who signs a peace treaty with Hitler that effectively ends the war. Odilo Globocnik, the Governor of Madagaskar. Admiral Dommes, the commanding officer of the Diego-Suarez base.