John Rowe Townsend

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Children's Books (Author)

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  The Intruder
  Reviewed in BfK No. 83 (November 1993)
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  The Golden Journey
  Reviewed in BfK No. 67 (March 1991)
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  Rob's Place
  Reviewed in BfK No. 54 (January 1989)
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  King Creature Come
  Reviewed in BfK No. 53 (November 1988)
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  The Persuading Stick
  Reviewed in BfK No. 52 (September 1988)
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  Tom Tiddler's Ground
  Reviewed in BfK No. 46 (September 1987)
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  Cloudy Bright
  Reviewed in BfK No. 36 (January 1986)
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  Dan Alone
  Reviewed in BfK No. 31 (March 1985)
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  A Foreign Affair
  Reviewed in BfK No. 28 (September 1984)
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  The Islanders
  Reviewed in BfK No. 21 (July 1983)
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Articles

Survivors	BfK No. 140 (May 2003)	John Rowe Townsend on the 'golden age' titles that are still in print.
The History of Children’s Books, No.6: The Years of Challenge	BfK No. 109 (March 1998)	John Rowe Townsend brings the story up to the present day.
The History of Children’s Books, No.5: The 'Second Golden Age'	BfK No. 108 (January 1998)	John Rowe Townsend looks at the decades after World War II.
The History of Children’s Books, No.4: Between Two Wars	BfK No. 107 (November 1997)	John Rowe Townsend looks at the period after the first World War.
The History of Children’s Books, No.3: Eminent Victorians	BfK No. 106 (September 1997)	John Rowe Townsend examines the period from the mid-nineteenth century onwards.
The History of Children’s Books, No.2: From Morals to Magic	BfK No. 105 (July 1997)	John Rowe Townsend looks at the period from Newbery to Lewis Carroll.
The History of Children’s Books, No.1: How Children’s Books Began	BfK No. 104 (May 1997)	The first of a new series of articles by John Rowe Townsend on the history of children's literature.
The Best Bargain I Ever Made	BfK No. 17 (November 1982)	John Rowe Townsend remembers The Wind in the Willows.

History

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