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Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. [ 1 ] Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone .
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.
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 ...
"Morning Has Broken" is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, "Bunessan".
Apr 10, 2017 · Eleanor Farjeon aged 30 (photographed in Norfolk) (Image: Archant) The first reprint in nearly 80 years of The Sussex Alphabet by Eleanor Farjeon has revived interest in a writer who left an indelible mark on the Downs. Sue Scott investigates. The Sussex Downs are indelibly associated with literary figures, their domestic and professional ...
Farjeon’s writing for Time and Tide is marked by her strong socialist and pacifist convictions and injected a radical poetics to the paper that sometimes ran counter to its editorial line. Farjeon was born in 1881 into a very talented literary and artistic family. Her mother, Margaret Jane, was second child of the celebrated American actor ...
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FARJEON, Eleanor (1881–1965) Influential children’s poet and author, Source: The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature Author(s): Daniel Hahn. born in London, the daughter of the novelist B. L. Farjeon. She received virtually no formal education, but, with her brothers, was encouraged to write stories and poems.
