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Eleanor Farjeon was born on 13 February 1881. The daughter of Benjamin Farjeon and Maggie (Jefferson) Farjeon, Eleanor came from a literary family; her two younger brothers, Joseph and Herbert Farjeon, were writers, while the eldest, Harry Farjeon, was a composer. Her father was Jewish. [ 2 ]
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Eleanor Farjeon. 1881—1965. Poet and celebrated children’s book writer Eleanor Farjeon was born into an artistic family: her father was a novelist and her mother was the daughter of the American actor Joseph Jefferson. Farjeon’s family home was a literary and artistic hub. Though she never received a formal education, Farjeon was ...
Eleanor Farjeon was a prolific English author known for her contributions to children's literature. Her work spanned several decades, encompassing poetry, prose, plays, and songs. Today, she is best remembered for the Christmas carol "Morning Has Broken" and her timeless children's verses.
The Little Book Room goes beyond "once upon a time," and delivers a smart, engaging collection of short stories that are sure to delight adults and children alike. Unlike a traditional novel, this collection of stories treks through long and short jaunt of the imagination of Eleanor Farjeon.
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Farjeon received no formal education, but she was given free run of her father’s library of 8,000 books which filled every room of the Farjeons’ house in Hampstead, London. Their home was also a meeting-place for famous actors, writers, and musicians, a creative atmosphere which encouraged Farjeon’s literary ambitions.
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In 2012, the Eleanor Farjeon Award was presented to Quentin Blake and in 2013, David Almond received the Award. Of her, the Children’s Book Circle wrote, “While Eleanor Farjeon was the first recipient of the Regina Award of the American Catholic Library Association, she did turn down another honour—Dame of the British Empire—explaining that she ‘did not wish to become different from ...
