Esther Forbes
A Bio-Bibliography of the Author of Johnny Tremain
Jack Bales(Author)
Scarecrow Press
Published on 12. March 1998
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-8108-3370-8 (ISBN)
Description
Although scores of authors have written more books than Esther Forbes (1891-1967), few have received as many literary awards or as much widespread recognition. Jack Bales's comprehensive Forbes bio-bibliography provides a biographical essay largely based on letters, interviews, and other contemporary source material. The second section of the book is an annotated bibliography of criticism, divided into general criticism and criticism of Forbes as a children's writer. Works covered include book reviews, newspaper and magazine articles, biographical and bibliographic studies, children's literature references, study guides, essays, theses and dissertations, and other critical writings. The other two sections of the book include lists of sources consulted, as well as an author and title index.
Reviews / Votes
...a valuable addition to the body of information about this deserving American writer. * American Reference Books Annual * ...a carefully documented record of the critical and popular response to the novelist's works and surveys the extent of the literature devoted to Johnny Tremain. In his biographical essay, Bales sheds considerable light on the way in which Forbes' background shaped the course of her writing life. * AB Bookman's Weekly *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-3370-8 (9780810833708)
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Person
Jack Bales is a Reference Librarian at Mary Washington College in Fredricksburg, Virginia.