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John Rowe Townsend
AuthorBooks · Second hand1922-2014
John Rowe Townsend was a British children's writer and children's literature scholar. His best-known children's novel is The Intruder, which won a 1971 Edgar Award. His best-known academic work is a reference series, Written for Children: An Outline of English Children's Literature (1965), the definitive work of its time on the subject. It was greatly expanded for the first revised edition as Written for Children: An Outline of English-language Children's Literature (1974) and updated for its 2nd to 4th revised editions in 1983, 1987, and 1990 – the last, "A survey of imaginative writing, including poetry and picture books, accompanied by a bibliography of works on children's literature and illustrations from many of the classics of children's literature through 1989.".
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1922
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2014
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John Rowe Townsend was born in Leeds and dedicated his life to British children's literature.
He was a prolific author with a career spanning 56 published works.
In addition to writing fiction, he was a prominent literary critic specializing in children's books.
His work 'Written for children' is a fundamental reference for understanding the history of English literature for young readers.
His literary legacy deeply explores children's narratives and fiction set in England.