Farjeon, Eleanor 1881-1965

Overview

Works:	896 works in 2,241 publications in 8 languages and 27,246 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Poetry Fiction Short stories Fairy tales Biographies Children's songs Songs History Calendars
Roles:	Author, Editor, Translator, Author of introduction, Librettist, Lyricist, Bibliographic antecedent, Contributor, Illustrator, Other, Narrator, Composer
Classifications:	PZ7.F229, FIC

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Eleanor Farjeon

Eleanor Farjeon by Eileen H Colwell( Book )
Morning has broken : a biography of Eleanor Farjeon by Annabel Farjeon( Book )
Edward Thomas : the last four years by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )
Eleanor; portrait of a Farjeon by Denys Blakelock( Book )
A nursery in the nineties by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

A present for Nellie by Anne Harvey( Book )
Magic casements by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )
Ben and Eleanor Farjeon and Dunedin by Alfred Hamish Reed( Book )
Eleanor Farjeon; a bibliography by Denise Avril Zeeman( Book )
Four miniatures : for unaccompanied chorus SATB by Elizabeth Maconchy( )
Aaron the Jew; a novel by B. L Farjeon( Book )
Eleanor Farjeon 1881-1965 by Denise Avril Zeeman( Book )
Eleanor Farjeon : a handlist of the collection of her works in the Camden Public Libraries by Camden Public Libraries( Book )
The memoirs of Eleanor Farjeon by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )
Morning has broken : the Farjeon family collection : item list by Dunedin Public Libraries( Book )
The Shepherd and the King. (Christmas carol.) For two-part female voices (with optional third part) ... Poem by Eleanor Farjeon by Ann Hamerton( )
The shepherd and the king : a carol by Mabel Saumarez Smith( )
Erinā fājon den( Book )
In search of Elsie Piddock : an echo of Eleanor Farjeon by Denys Blakelock( Book )
Erinā fājon = Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

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Most widely held works by Eleanor Farjeon

Martin Pippin in the apple orchard by Eleanor Farjeon( )

63 editions published between 1921 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 2,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories, one by one

The little bookroom : Eleanor Farjeon's short stories for children, chosen by herself by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

101 editions published between 1955 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 1,523 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, chosen especially by her for this volume's first publishing in 1955

Cats sleep anywhere by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

19 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cats sleep on tables, chairs, sofas, in closets, in shoeboxes--all around the house

The glass slipper by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

29 editions published between 1946 and 2013 in English and Hebrew and held by 863 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper

Elsie Piddock skips in her sleep by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

26 editions published between 1937 and 2017 in English and held by 819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Elsie Piddock has such a talent for rope skipping that the fairies on nearby Mount Caburn award her a magical rope and, many years later at the age of 109, Elsie returns to skip again and save the mountain from the destructive plans of the greedy new owner

Told under the Christmas tree : an umbrella book by Association for Childhood Education International( Book )

1 edition published in 1948 in English and held by 717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of stories and poems based on Christmas and Hanukkah

Children's literature for dramatization : an anthology by Geraldine Brain Siks( Book )

1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 686 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dramatic stories and verse are collected for performance by children

The children's bells : a selection of poems by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

16 editions published between 1957 and 1972 in English and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems of nature, nonsense, flowers, and fantasy including An Alphabet of Magic, Martin Pippin's Flower Songs, and poems for the four quarters of the year

Ten saints by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

20 editions published between 1936 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biographies of ten saints of the Catholic Church

Kings and queens by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

34 editions published between 1932 and 2015 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Capsule histories of the reigns of the rulers of Great Britain, in verse, with lively portraits

Poems for children by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

3 editions published in 1951 in English and held by 533 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of poems by Eleanor Farjeon

The silver curlew by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

27 editions published between 1935 and 1986 in English and Spanish and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A lazy girl becomes the king's bride by implying that she had woven twelve skeins of cloth when actually she had eaten twelve dumplings. Incorporates the story of Tom Tit Tot

Jim at the corner by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

25 editions published between 1934 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 497 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Eight-year-old Derry listens as an old sailor tells him stories of his adventures at sea

Told under the magic umbrella : modern fanciful stories for young children by Association for Childhood Education International( Book )

1 edition published in 1939 in English and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Collection of lively stories for younger children

Morning has broken by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

7 editions published between 1981 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An illustrated version of the song which celebrates the beauty and elation of the newly breaking morning. British writer Eleanor Farjeon begins with a children's hymn based on a Psalm and uses it to depict a boy and his grandfather coming together to enjoy the day. Together, words and pictures combine to celebrate what is perhaps the most obvious evidence of God on earth--the incredible beauty of nature

The old nurse's stocking-basket by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

34 editions published between 1930 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Every evening the old nurse tells the children a story before they go to sleep. Each story is just long enough for her to darn one hole in a stocking

The new book of days by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

16 editions published between 1940 and 2014 in English and held by 426 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An anthology of rhymes, proverbial tales, traditions, short essays, biographical sketches and miscellaneous information--one piece for each day of the year

Martin Pippin in the daisy-field by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

25 editions published between 1937 and 2014 in English and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Martin Pippin, the wandering minstrel, appears at bedtime and tells stories and sings songs to six little girls who do not want to go to sleep

A prayer for little things by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

6 editions published between 1945 and 1984 in English and held by 330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Then there were three : being Cherrystones, the mulberry bush, the starry floor by Eleanor Farjeon( Book )

14 editions published between 1942 and 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 309 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Poems about "the many-sided aspects of children's fancies, games, and speculations."

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