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Jan 1, 1892 — Jan 1, 1990· 98 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AUTHOR · CHILDREN · FICTION

Lucy M. Boston

Also known as: Lucy M. Boston, L. M. Boston

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Lucy M. Boston, born Lucy Maria Wood, was an English novelist who wrote for children and adults, publishing her work entirely after the age of 60. She is best known for her "Green Knowe" series: six low fantasy children's novels.

Southport, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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"A little boy was sitting in the corner of a railway carriage looking out at the rain, which was splashing against the windows and blotching downward in an ugly, dirty way."

— from The children of Green Knowe

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A Stranger at Green Knowe (Green Knowe Chronicles)

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A strange friendship develops between a young Chinese refugee who is spending the summer at Green Knowe and a gorilla who has escaped from the London Zoo.

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The children of Green Knowe

4.5 (4)

Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century.

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The river at Green Knowe

1959

5.0 (1)

An English girl, a Polish refugee, and a displaced boy from the Orient explore an island-strewn river flowing past the ancient manor house of Green Knowe.

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