Geoffrey Trease

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Writer Geoffrey Trease gained a scholarship to study Greats at Queen's College, Oxford, England, at the age of 18, but left the university after a year to work at a settlement in the East End of London, England. His first book, 'Bows Against the Barons,' was published in 1934. He was never a Communist, but his radical early works sold very well in the Soviet Union. He wrote in many different styles, but became most well known as a writer of historical novels for children.

Authors, Writers, Trease, Robert Geoffrey

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Yvonne Kapp

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Writer and activist Yvonne Kapp studied journalism at King's College, London, England. After her marriage to artist Edmond Kapp, she earned a living by writing articles. She obtained a job at Vogue in Paris, France, in 1927. She published four novels under the name of Yvonne Cloud, with the first, 'Nobody Asked You,' being self-published in 1932. She joined the Communist Party in 1936 after vising the Soviet Union, and subsequently became politically active.

Other General Government Support, Population information, Obituaries (Honors), Obituaries, Mayer, Yvonne

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Catherine Storr

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Writer Catherine Storr was born in London, England, in 1913. She studied English at Newnham College, Cambridge, England. She later qualified as a doctor, but also published over 30 books for children.

Storr, Catherine

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