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Margaret Horder
Margaret Horder (12 December 1903 – 26 September 1978) was an Australian artist and children's book illustrator. She is best known for illustrating books by Joan Phipson, Patricia Wrightson and Nan Chauncy. Career Horder was born in Burwood, New South Wales on 12 December 1903, to Thomas and Elsie I'Anson (née Bloomfield) Horder. She was educated by governesses at home until the age of twelve when she was sent to Redlands. She left school at 16 to study first with Albert Collins and then spent three years with Julian Ashton with whom she studied drawing, life and water-colour. She then spent two years with Smith and Julius, the commercial art studio founded by Sydney Ure Smith and Harry Julius. Her illustrations began appearing in ''The Home'' in the early 1920s and then she was recruited by '' The Sun'' and moved to Melbourne. After a stint at ''The Sun'' she returned to Sydney and set up her own studio, where she worked alongside Betty Rogers, who had trained with her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burwood, New South Wales
Burwood is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the Local government in Australia, local government area of Municipality of Burwood. People from Burwood are colloquially known as Burwoodiens or Burwooders. Burwood Heights, New South Wales, Burwood Heights is a separate suburb to the south. The Appian Way, Burwood, Appian Way is a street in Burwood, known for its architecturally designed Federation architecture, Federation-style homes. History Archaeological evidence indicates people were living in the Sydney area for at least 11,000 years. This long association had led to a harmonious relationship between the Indigenous peoples, indigenous inhabitants and their environment, which was interrupted by the arrival of the British in 1788. The European desire to cultivate the land aided and abetted by a smallpox epidemic that forced the local people, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsie J
Elsie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Elsie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lily Elsie (1886–1952), English actress and singer born Elsie Hodder * Robert Elsie (1950–2017), Canadian expert in Albanian culture and affairs * Hahm Eun-jung (born 1988), South Korean singer and actress known professional as Elsie, a member of T-ara Places United States * Elsie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Elsie, Michigan, a village * Elsie, Nebraska, village * Lake Elsie, in North Dakota Canada * Elsie Island, Nunavut * Elsie Lake, in British Columbia Music * Elsie (album), ''Elsie'' (album), the 2011 début album by The Horrible Crowes * Elsie (musical), ''Elsie'' (musical) ** "Elsie", a song from Elsie (musical), ''Elsie'' (musical) Other uses * USS Elsie III (SP-708), USS ''Elsie III'' (SP-708), a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919, later USC&G ''Elsie III'', a United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd government). * January 6 – The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II. * January 10 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, a critic of the Nicaraguan government, is assassinated; riots erupt against Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Somoza's government. * January 18 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the British government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture. * January 22 – Ethiopia declares the ambassador of West Germany ''persona non grata''. * January 24 ** Soviet Union, Soviet satellite Kosmos 954 burns up in Earth's atmosphere, scattering debris over Canada's Northwest Territories. ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Family Conspiracy
''The Family Conspiracy'' (1962) is a novel for children by Australian author Joan Phipson; it was illustrated by Margaret Horder. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1963. Story outline The Barker family run a sheep farm in the Central West of New South Wales. When Mrs Barker is diagnosed with a medical condition that requires hospitalisation the family children create a "conspiracy" to raise the money required for her treatment. Critical reception Writing in ''The Canberra Times'' a reviewer was impressed by the characterisation of the children: "These are no juvenile prodigies, outsmarting adults at every turn; they are very real people, combining childish strength and faults, and their actions are entirely credible. There is a great deal more that could be said in praise of this book; of its unassuming but faithful picture of the Australian country, and of the people who help give it character; of its patches of breathless adventure; and of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger In The Bush
''Tiger in the Bush'' (1957) is a novel for children by Australian author Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Margaret Horder. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1958 and was selected by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother as a present for Prince Charles and Princess Anne. Plot outline This novel is the first of two by the author concentrating on the Lorenny family, who live deep in the rainforest in south-western Tasmania. Badge Lorenny, the youngest of the three Lorenny children, is given a camera by two visiting scientists who want his help in capturing images of a Tasmanian tiger The thylacine ( , or , also ) (''Thylacinus cynocephalus'') is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasma ... rumoured to be in the district. Critical reception In an overview of Chauncy's children's books dealing with the Australian bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crooked Snake
''The Crooked Snake'' (1955) is the first novel by Australian author Patricia Wrightson. The book was illustrated by Margaret Horder. It won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1956. Plot outline A gang of children form a secret society to protect a nearby national park from vandals. They record the bush with a camera and write to the Ministry of Conservation requesting the park be designated a flora and fauna sanctuary. Critical reception In a survey of Australian children's books dealing with the Australian bush, Susan Sheridan and Emma Maguire noted: "In their preferred method of research, and in their dealings with the bureaucracy, these children mark out a specifically modern, as well as Australian, mode of the Enid Blyton or Arthur Ransome adventure story in a natural setting." See also * 1955 in Australian literature References {{DEFAULTSORT:Crooked Snake, The Australian children's novels Novels by Patricia Wrightson 1955 Australian no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Older Readers
Older is the comparative form of "old". It may also refer to: Music: * ''Older'' (album), the third studio album from George Michael (released in 1996) ** "Older" (George Michael song) * "Older", a song on the 1999 album ''Long Tall Weekend'' by They Might Be Giants * “Older” a song by 5 Seconds Of Summer from 5SOS5 * "Older" (Royseven song), Royseven's 2006 debut single * "Older" (Ben Platt song), a song by Ben Platt from his 2019 album ''Sing to Me Instead'', also covered by Cliff Richard in his 2020 album '' Music... The Air That I Breathe'' * "Older", a song on the 2007 album '' Coco'' by Colbie Caillat People: * Airin Older, American rock band Sugarcult's bass guitarist and supporting vocalist * Charles Older (1917-2006), American World War II flying ace and judge in the Charles Manson trial *Daniel José Older, American fantasy writer and young adult fiction writer * Fremont Older (1856–1935), American newspaperman and editor See also * Konrad IV the Older Konrad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Luck To The Rider
''Good Luck to the Rider'' (1953) is the first children's book by Australian author Joan Phipson; it was illustrated by Margaret Horder. It was joint winner of the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1953. Story outline Barbara Trevor is the youngest of four children living on their parents' farm in country Australia. Barbara has acquired a horse, which she calls Rosinante, though she doesn't know the origin of the name. The book follows her attempts to school her horse and come to terms with her own life. Critical reception In a survey of children's books to signal the commencement of Children's Book Week in 1953 a reviewer in ''The Sunday Herald'' (Sydney) stated: "Australian country life is well described in a wholesome story. All the characters ring true. The Trevors are an unaffected family. Their homestead is typical of many in this broad land, and the four children act and live like normal children...There are no contrived adventures; it is a natural, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Series
The Abbey Series of British novels by Elsie J. Oxenham comprises 38 titles which were published between 1914 and 1959. The first title, ''Girls of the Hamlet Club'' set the scene for the school aspects of the series, but it is the second title, ''The Abbey Girls'', that introduces The Abbey – almost a character within the series in its own right – a romantic ruin that inspires love for it as a quiet, peaceful place, and creates the wish to behave in the public-spirited tradition of the early Cistercian monks. These qualities go some way towards explaining the popularity of the series. Elsie Oxenham's Abbey Series ''Girls of the Hamlet Club'' (1914) is set in Miss Macey's school in Wycombe and in the surrounding hamlets and villages. It tells how Cicely Hobart comes to Whiteleaf to be near her maternal grandparents. She has been living in a London suburb, but will now board with an old family servant, and go to school in Wycombe. She finds that the school is split into two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbey Connectors
Abbey Connectors are titles by Elsie J. Oxenham that connect into her main Abbey Series They fall into several sub-series, listed here in best reading order, with the Abbey Titles they relate to shown in their place in the mini-series, but without publication details, which are on the main Abbey Series page: The information is all gleaned from the books themselves, or from Monica Godfrey's ''The World of Elsie Jeanette Oxenham and Her Books''Godfrey, Monica. ''The World of Elsie Jeanette Oxenham and Her Books'', Girls Gone By Publishers, 2003 Close Connectors Camp Keema Series The Camp Keema Series introduces Maribel Ritchie (later Marchwood) and Rosalind Firth. The first two books in this series, ''Crisis in Camp Keema'' and ''Peggy and the Brotherhood'', are set in a fictionalised Worthing, Sussex. The third, ''Camp Mystery'', is set at Talloires on Lake Annecy, France and introduces Cecily Brown (later Perowne). These three characters enter the Abbey Series in ''The Abbey Gir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
