Roger Lancelyn Green





Roger Lancelyn Green

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born
November 02, 1918 in The United Kingdom

died
October 08, 1987


About this author

Roger (Gilbert) Lancelyn Green was a British biographer and children's writer. He was an Oxford academic who formed part of the Inklings literary discussion group along with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Born in 1918 in Norwich, England, Green studied under C. S. Lewis at Merton College, Oxford, where he obtained a B.Litt. degree. He delivered the 1968 Andrew Lang lecture. Green lived in Cheshire, in a manor which his ancestors owned for over 900 years. He died in October 1987. His son was the writer Richard Lancelyn Green.


Average rating: 3.89 · 3625 ratings · 270 reviews · 53 distinct works
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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3.93 of 5 stars 393 avg rating — 1325 ratings — published 1956 — 18 editions
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Tales of Ancient Egypt
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Myths of the Norsemen: Reto...
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C. S. Lewis: A Biography,Re...
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The Luck of Troy
3.95 of 5 stars 395 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1961 — 4 editions
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A Book Of Dragons
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Tales from Shakespeare
3.67 of 5 stars 367 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1965
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