Paton Walsh, Jill 1937-
Overview
| Works: | 218 works in 999 publications in 12 languages and 31,646 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Detective and mystery fiction Juvenile works Historical fiction History War fiction Political fiction Psychological fiction Interviews Science fiction |
| Roles: | Author, Other, Author of introduction, Performer |
| Classifications: | PR6066.A84, 823.914 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Jill Paton Walsh
- Writing for children by Robert Leeson( Visual )
- Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer, Jill Paton Walsh( Visual )
- A study guide to the novels of Jill Paton Walsh : Goldengrove, Unleaving, Fireweed, A chance child by Lou Willett Stanek( Book )
- Gillian Paton Walsh : (1937-)( )
- Jane Langton Papers by Jane Langton( )
- Gillian Paton Walsh : (1937- )( )
- Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer & Jill Paton Walsh with Heather Neill( Visual )
- Dictionary of literary biography : British children's writers since 1960( Book )
- Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer, Jill Paton Walsh with Heather Neill by Gillian Avery( Visual )
- The double audience : a talk by Jill Paton Walsh : Balwearie High School Kirkcaldy, Tuesday 5th May 1987 8.00 pm( Visual )
- Čudovito popotovanje Nilsa Holgersona by Selma Lagerlöf( Book )
- Jill Paton Walsh( )
- Children's Literature Review Volume 128( )
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Most widely held works by
Jill Paton Walsh
Thrones, dominations by
Dorothy L Sayers(
Book
)
40 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the process of discussing with her husband the plot of her latest novel, mystery writer Lady Wimsey finds the solution to a real-life murder. The novel is an unfinished 1930s manuscript by British writer Sayers, completed by Walsh on the basis of the outline
40 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in 5 languages and held by 2,355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the process of discussing with her husband the plot of her latest novel, mystery writer Lady Wimsey finds the solution to a real-life murder. The novel is an unfinished 1930s manuscript by British writer Sayers, completed by Walsh on the basis of the outline
The Attenbury emeralds : a new Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane mystery by
Jill Paton Walsh(
Book
)
26 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 1,970 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This mystery finds Lord Peter Wimsey revisiting his first case from thirty years earlier when the descendant of Lord Attenbury begs his help in proving the ownership of a priceless cache of emeralds
26 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in English and held by 1,970 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This mystery finds Lord Peter Wimsey revisiting his first case from thirty years earlier when the descendant of Lord Attenbury begs his help in proving the ownership of a priceless cache of emeralds
A presumption of death by
Jill Paton Walsh(
Book
)
36 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter conducting secret business for the Foreign Office, while Harriet Vane, now Lady Peter Winsey, has taken her children to safety in the country. But the war has followed them: glamourous RAF pilots and even more glamouous land-girls scandalise the villagers; the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London. The the village's first air raid practice ends with a very real body on the ground -- and it is not a war casualty. Before long Harriet, with the crucial support of Lord Peter when he returns from intelligence duties abroad, is battling her way to the solution of a complex and dangerous mystery
36 editions published between 2002 and 2014 in English and German and held by 1,826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter conducting secret business for the Foreign Office, while Harriet Vane, now Lady Peter Winsey, has taken her children to safety in the country. But the war has followed them: glamourous RAF pilots and even more glamouous land-girls scandalise the villagers; the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London. The the village's first air raid practice ends with a very real body on the ground -- and it is not a war casualty. Before long Harriet, with the crucial support of Lord Peter when he returns from intelligence duties abroad, is battling her way to the solution of a complex and dangerous mystery
The green book by
Jill Paton Walsh(
Book
)
27 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As their small stock of essential supplies dwindles, a group of refugees from earth struggle to make their strange new planet provide life's necessities
27 editions published between 1981 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,400 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As their small stock of essential supplies dwindles, a group of refugees from earth struggle to make their strange new planet provide life's necessities
Fireweed by
Jill Paton Walsh(
Book
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46 editions published between 1969 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940
46 editions published between 1969 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940
Knowledge of angels by
Jill Paton Walsh(
Book
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57 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 1,112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in medieval Europe, this is the story of a girl who was abandoned as a baby and was raised by wolves. Found by shepherds, she is sent to a convent to learn to speak and walk upright. There, she becomes the object of an experiment to determine whether knowledge of God is innate or revealed
57 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 1,112 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in medieval Europe, this is the story of a girl who was abandoned as a baby and was raised by wolves. Found by shepherds, she is sent to a convent to learn to speak and walk upright. There, she becomes the object of an experiment to determine whether knowledge of God is innate or revealed
A desert in Bohemia by
Jill Paton Walsh(
Book
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27 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of the effects of Communism on the lives of ordinary people in the aftermath of World War II chronicles fifty years in a small Eastern European town.--
27 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A novel of the effects of Communism on the lives of ordinary people in the aftermath of World War II chronicles fifty years in a small Eastern European town.--
Gaffer Samson's luck by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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20 editions published between 1984 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
James's difficulty in adjusting to a new school and life in the Fens is further complicated by the request of an elderly neighbor to find his lucky piece, a task which puts James in some danger
20 editions published between 1984 and 1990 in 4 languages and held by 968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
James's difficulty in adjusting to a new school and life in the Fens is further complicated by the request of an elderly neighbor to find his lucky piece, a task which puts James in some danger
A parcel of patterns by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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19 editions published between 1983 and 1996 in English and held by 945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mall Percival tells how the plague came to her Derbyshire village of Eyam in the year 1665, how the villagers determined to isolate themselves to prevent further spread of the disease, and how three-fourths of them died before the end of the following year
19 editions published between 1983 and 1996 in English and held by 945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mall Percival tells how the plague came to her Derbyshire village of Eyam in the year 1665, how the villagers determined to isolate themselves to prevent further spread of the disease, and how three-fourths of them died before the end of the following year
Grace by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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10 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a stormy night, Grace, the daughter of a light-house keeper, rowed to the rescue of a foundering ship. Her heroic actions made her a name in history, but the consequences were more fearsome ... _
10 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
On a stormy night, Grace, the daughter of a light-house keeper, rowed to the rescue of a foundering ship. Her heroic actions made her a name in history, but the consequences were more fearsome ... _
A chance child by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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15 editions published between 1978 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Compelled to search for his half brother Creep who some people insist is nonexistent, Christopher locates Parliamentary Papers containing Nathaniel Creep's personal narrative of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution 100 years earlier
15 editions published between 1978 and 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 870 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Compelled to search for his half brother Creep who some people insist is nonexistent, Christopher locates Parliamentary Papers containing Nathaniel Creep's personal narrative of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution 100 years earlier
Debts of dishonor : an Imogen Quy mystery by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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16 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With her college near bankruptcy and her former lover a suspect in a double murder, Imogen Quy, a nurse at St. Agatha's College, Cambridge, launches her own investigation into the suspicious deaths of a billionaire and his unpleasant son-in-law
16 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
With her college near bankruptcy and her former lover a suspect in a double murder, Imogen Quy, a nurse at St. Agatha's College, Cambridge, launches her own investigation into the suspicious deaths of a billionaire and his unpleasant son-in-law
When Grandma came by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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8 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although Grandma has seen many wonderful sights around the world, none compare to the wonder of her bouncy, growing, "heaven-and-earthly" granddaughter Madeleine
8 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and held by 857 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Although Grandma has seen many wonderful sights around the world, none compare to the wonder of her bouncy, growing, "heaven-and-earthly" granddaughter Madeleine
The bad quarto : an Imogen Quy mystery by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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11 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Imogen Quy puts her sleuthing skills to work to uncover the truth behind a research fellow's mysterious death, and an undergraduate student confronts the suspected killer through an unorthodox production of Hamlet
11 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Imogen Quy puts her sleuthing skills to work to uncover the truth behind a research fellow's mysterious death, and an undergraduate student confronts the suspected killer through an unorthodox production of Hamlet
A piece of justice : an Imogen Quy mystery by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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22 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Cambridge, England, three writers undertake to write a mathematician's biography and each in turn comes to an untimely end. To find out why, PI Imogen Quy, the school nurse at St. Agatha's College, travels to Wales, to discover genius, jealousy and murder
22 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In Cambridge, England, three writers undertake to write a mathematician's biography and each in turn comes to an untimely end. To find out why, PI Imogen Quy, the school nurse at St. Agatha's College, travels to Wales, to discover genius, jealousy and murder
The Wyndham case by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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26 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Everyone agrees that Philip Skellow fell to his death while robbing the Wyndham Case, an eccentric library with an even more eccentric legacy attached--everyone by Nurse Imogen Quy
26 editions published between 1993 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 826 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Everyone agrees that Philip Skellow fell to his death while robbing the Wyndham Case, an eccentric library with an even more eccentric legacy attached--everyone by Nurse Imogen Quy
Unleaving by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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19 editions published between 1976 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The recent heir to her grandmother's house, a young girl rents it for the summer to a professor and a group of students whose long, abstract, philosophical discussions become meaningful to her as the summer wears on
19 editions published between 1976 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The recent heir to her grandmother's house, a young girl rents it for the summer to a professor and a group of students whose long, abstract, philosophical discussions become meaningful to her as the summer wears on
The serpentine cave by
Jill Paton Walsh(
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18 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After her mother dies, a middle-aged Englishwoman tries to learn about her father, a secret the mother kept from her. The search takes her to a fishing port and artists' colony in Cornwall where she learns of her father's involvement in a lifeboat disaster
18 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 759 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After her mother dies, a middle-aged Englishwoman tries to learn about her father, a secret the mother kept from her. The search takes her to a fishing port and artists' colony in Cornwall where she learns of her father's involvement in a lifeboat disaster
Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer, Jill Paton Walsh(
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4 editions published between 1984 and 1989 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The three authors discuss the difficulties and delights of writing for the younger age group. Also discuss quarrying childhood experiences for subject matter, death, grief and torment as subject matter, the difference between writing for children and adults, fantasy and magic and the child as reader
4 editions published between 1984 and 1989 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The three authors discuss the difficulties and delights of writing for the younger age group. Also discuss quarrying childhood experiences for subject matter, death, grief and torment as subject matter, the difference between writing for children and adults, fantasy and magic and the child as reader
Writing for children by
Robert Leeson(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This video takes a thematic look at the approach and work of children's writers Robert Leeson, Maurice Sendak, Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh. Also a group of 7 year-olds talk about how they choose what to read
2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This video takes a thematic look at the approach and work of children's writers Robert Leeson, Maurice Sendak, Gillian Avery, Penelope Farmer and Jill Paton Walsh. Also a group of 7 year-olds talk about how they choose what to read
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Related Identities
- Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character)
- Wimsey, Peter Lord (Fictitious character) 1890-
- Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) 1893-1957 Other Author
- Quy, Imogen (Fictitious character)
- Women's Land Army (Great Britain)
- University of Cambridge
- Marks, Alan 1957-
- Lambert, Stephen 1964- Illustrator
- Cole, Brock Illustrator
- Darling, Grace 1815-1842
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Associated Subjects
Aristocracy (Social class) Artist colonies Artists Birthfathers Bombardment of London (England : Child labor Children's stories, English College theater Communism Darling, Grace, Detective and mystery stories Emeralds England England--Cambridge England--Eyam England--Fens, The England--London England--St. Ives (Cornwall) Europe Europe, Central Fantasy fiction Fatherless families Feral children France--Paris Grandmothers Great Britain Hamlet (Shakespeare, William) Historical fiction Islands Life on other planets Mediterranean Sea Middle Ages Monks Mothers and daughters Moving, Household Murder--Investigation Nurses Plague Police Private investigators Quy, Imogen (Fictitious character) Refugees Science fiction Space and time University of Cambridge Vane, Harriet (Fictitious character) Wimsey, Peter,--Lord (Fictitious character), Women's Land Army (Great Britain) Women detectives World War (1939-1945)
Alternative Names
Bliss, Gillian 1937-
Jill Paton Walsh britisk skribent
Jill Paton Walsh Brits schrijfster
Jill Paton Walsh brittisk författare
Jill Paton Walsh écrivaine britannique
Jill Paton Walsh englische Schriftstellerin (Krimi, Jugendbuch)
Jill Paton Walsh scrittrice inglese
Paton Walsh, Gillian
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Paton Walsh, Jill
Paton Walsh, Jill 1937-
Walsh, Jill Paton.
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월시, 질 페이턴 1937-
ウォルシュ, ジル ペイトン
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ペイトン ウォルシュ, ジル
吉爾·巴頓·沃許
Languages
English
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Italian (8)
Spanish (8)
French (7)
Japanese (7)
Danish (4)
Greek, Modern (4)
Swedish (3)
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Polish (2)
Dutch (2)
Slovenian (1)
Italian (8)
Spanish (8)
French (7)
Japanese (7)
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