Eleanor Graham (9 January 1896, in

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, England – 8 March 1984, in London) was a

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and

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author. She worked for

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mission in Czechoslovakia before becoming an editor for publishers

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and

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and a reviewer of children's books at ''

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'', among others. During the

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, she became editor of Penguin's children's imprint

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. After her retirement in 1961, she received the

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from the Children's Book Circle.

Early life

Graham's father was the editor of '' Country Life''. She moved with her family from Scotland to Essex in 1900. She attended

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Works

*''The Children Who Lived in a Barn'' (1938) Reprinted by

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in 2001 *''The Story of Charles Dickens'' (1952), as part of the ''Story Biography'' series *''A Puffin Book of Verse'' (1953) (anthology) *''The Story of Jesus'' (1960) *''J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan: The Story of the Play'', illustrated by

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(Brockhampton Press, 1962)

References

*
The Children Who Lived in a Barn
' at Persephone Books {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Eleanor 1896 births 1984 deaths English book editors English children's writers People educated at North London Collegiate School Penguin Books people