Malcolm Saville

'At last she reached the brow of the hill ? now the country opened out below her and she looked down into a wide and lovely valley ? Still patched with snow the little fields spread like a carpet below her and here and there a farmhouse with barns and golden ricks was clearly seen. Across the plain ran, straight as a ruler, a railway line and she saw a toy train puffing and crawling across the picture.'Malcolm Saville's classic 1946 novel is about eleven-year old Jane's discovery of nature and country life during a year spent convalescing on her uncle's farm, after having been dangerously ill in post-war London.This deeply-felt novel was written while Saville was extending his range as a writer, alongside his very successful Lone Pine adventure series, and nature anthologies for children. Inspired by the experiences of Saville's own god-daughter, this marvellous novel is full of the wonder of discovery, as well the happiness of regaining health, making friends, and learning to love the natural world.The novel is also a record of rural England eighty years ago, written by one of the great twentieth century English nature writers.The Introduction is written by Hazel Sheeky Bird of the University of Newcastle.The illustrations by Bernard Bowerman have been reproduced from the first edition.

The Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection

Jane's Country Year

Bertram Prance

The gay dolphin adventure

Spring Comes to Nettleford

The Secret of the Gorge

Home to Witchend

Treasure at Amorys

The Secret of Galleybird Pit

Wings Over Witchend

The Neglected Mountain

The Secret of Grey Walls

Saucers Over the Moor

Muriel Levy

Seven White Gates

Charles Reneslau, the son of a noted Polish composer, has moved to the Yorkshire Moors with his family. His father is composing a symphony but is troubled by memories of his imprisonment behind the Iron Curtain. Meanwhile Charles meets pretty 15-year-old Juliet and her younger brother, Simon, and together they investigate the mysterious new sailor in town that Charles’s father seems to recognize.

The Buckinghams at Ravenswyke

And the Flower Show Hat

Where's My Girl

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A Lone Pine Adventure

The Gay Dolphin Adventure

The Buckinghams are on vacation in at the sea, and Juliet and Simon are quick to explore and find adventure. They encounter a number of strange characters, and eventually come to learn a long-hidden secret about Brighton's Dome concert hall.

The Long Passage

M. L. Pol de Ramírez

El regreso de la bruja del mar

Set around Walberswick on the coast of East Anglia, David Morton goes to the rescue of Paul Channing, a school friend in trouble, taking the his twin brother and sister along for the ride. Just as well, as it's their talents which save the day, ending a criminal conspiracy which saves Paul's father; all against the backdrop of a tremendous storm which breaches the sea defences and floods the county.

Sea Witch Comes Home

Malcolm Saville

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