Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter : portraits of children's writers / Julia Eccleshare ; foreword by Anne Fine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eccleshare, Julia.

Contributor:

Eccleshare, Julia.

National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, English--Portraits.

Authors, English.

Genre:

Portraits.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

136 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London : National Portrait Gallery, [2002]

Summary:

Children's authors enchant, educate and endure. From Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and the charming adventures of A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh, to the spellbinding magic of J.R.R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling, their creations fire our imagination.

But what inspires them? Why do they write? In over 50 biographies, Julia Eccleshare illuminates the lives of British authors from the last 100 years, exploring their inspirations, influences and ideas.

Illustrated throughout with photographs, paintings and drawings, as well as manuscripts and covers, this enthralling book takes readers back to their favorite childhood classics and introduces new authors for further reading.

Notes:

"Published to accompany the exhibition ... held at the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 15 May to 26 August 2002, Durham Art Gallery, from 14 December 2002 to 26 January 2003, and Hove Museum and Art Gallery from 10 April to 10 June 2003"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-133) and index.

ISBN:

1855143429

OCLC:

49551503