Eleanor Farjeon Biobite

Today’s Happy Birthday shout out goes to Eleanor Farjeon, born February 13, 1881.

Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children’s stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire.

Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. She won many literary awards and the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children’s literature is presented annually in her memory by the Children’s Book Circle, a society of publishers. She was the sister of thriller writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon.

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