english authors

A brief biography of author J.R.R. Tolkein.

This picture book biography introduces poet and author, Jane Taylor, who wrote the poem "The Star" which was so popular the words were eventually published to the tune of the French folk song, "Ah! Vous dirais-je, Maman," in 1838 and became known as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.".

Provides a picture book biography of Jack and Warnie Lewis whose imagination led Jack, later to be known as C.S. Lewis, to invent the world of Narnia.

"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Roald Dahl. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the life and career of Ben Jonson who is regarded as the greatest of Shakespeare's contemporaries and who is the author of may stage plays, was a principal masque-writer to the early Stuart court, and among the first Poet Laureate's in England.

Contains two works by C.S. Lewis, in Surprised by Joy the author tells the story of how he passed from atheism to Christianity, giving information on his childhood and adolescence as background to understanding his spiritual life; and in The Four Loves, he explores the four types of love, including affection, friendship, Eros, and charity.

Contains two stories about the author's life, including "Boy," which describes his childhood, and "Going Solo," which recounts his journey from England to Africa and his time flying with the Royal Air Force.

Recounts the travels that the author took with her archaeologist husband, Max Mallowan, in which she describes the people and scenery of the Middle East, and gives a description of the dig site.

An illustrated biography of the renowned playwright and poet with a discussion of his plays.

A brief illustrated biography of English novelist Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.