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Whistler's Van
''Whistler's Van'' is a children's novel by Idwal Jones. Set in rural Wales shortly after World War I, it tells the story of a young farmboy, Gwilyn, who spends one summer traveling with the gypsies. The novel, illustrated by Zhenya Gay, was first published in 1936 and was a Newbery Honor Newbery is a surname. People *Chantelle Newbery (born 1977), Australian Olympic diver *David Newbery (born 1943), British economist *Eduardo Newbery (1878–1908), Argentine odontologist and aerostat pilot *Francis Newbery (other), seve ... recipient in 1937. References External links * 1936 American novels 1936 children's books American children's novels Fictional representations of Romani people Newbery Honor-winning works Novels set in Wales Romani in Wales Children's books set in Wales Children's books set in the 20th century {{1930s-child-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idwal Jones (academic)
Idwal Jones ( ; December 8, 1887 – November 14, 1964) was a Welsh-American novelist and non-fiction writer. Jones focused a lot of his writing on the beauty and population boom in California and the west. Biography Jones was born in Ffestiniog, Wales, to William W. Jones and Mary Catherine Hughes. His father was an engineer and geologist who in 1902 brought the family to the slate-quarrying region of Pennsylvania. He studied mechanical engineering in New York, which led to an interest in the California gold rush, and he moved to there in 1911.''California, Biographical Index Cards, 1781-1990''. California State Library; Sacramento, California; Biographical Files He began his literary career writing book reviews for the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', and later had his own columns in, ''The San Francisco Examiner'' "Rediscovering San Francisco" and "Passing By." He sold his first short story in the 1920s. He won a Newbery Medal Honor in 1937 for ''Whistler's Van''. Some of his mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |