L.M. Boston

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born

January 01, 1892 in Southport, Lancashire, The United Kingdom

died

January 01, 1990

gender

female

genre

Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs

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Also published as Lucy M. Boston. Full name: Lucy Maria Boston, born Lucy Wood.

Boston was a British author noted for her longevity; she did not have her first book published until she was over 60. She is best known for her Green Knowe books, inspired by her home The Manor in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, one of the oldest continuously inhabited houses in Britain. B

Boston was educated at a Sussex girls' boarding school, was married in 1917, and moved to The Manor in 1939, shortly after separating from her husband. Her books were illustrated by her son Peter (1918-1999).

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_M._...

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Books by L.M. Boston

Average rating: 3.99 · 2,921 ratings · 265 reviews · 22 distinct works

	The Children of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 1,472 ratings — published 1954 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Treasure of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston 4.11 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 1958 — 14 editions	My rating:
	An Enemy at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston 4.06 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 1964 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The River at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston 3.95 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 1959 — 17 editions	My rating:
	A Stranger at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston 3.88 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 1979 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Stones of Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1976 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Sea Egg by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Adventures at Green Knowe by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1979	My rating:
	The Guardians of the House by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Nothing Said by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions	My rating:

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Series by L.M. Boston

Green Knowe (7 books)
by L.M. Boston, Peter Boston (Illustrator)

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Quotes by L.M. Boston

“The moon shone in the rocking horsr's eye, and in the mouse's eye, too, when Tolly fetched it out from under his pillow to see. The clock went tick-tock, and in the stillness he heard little bare feet running across the floor, then laughter and whispering, and a sound like the pages of a big book being turned over. ”
― L.M. Boston, The Children of Green Knowe

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“What's thought cannot be unthought.”
― L.M. Boston

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“if somthing accurs outside wht we call the natural order,its very smallness may be more immediately unnerving than,for istance,the eclipse of the sun to a tribe without astronomy,where holy awe must override any other feeling. very small cracks in our outer sell of reason let in very cold air.

memory in a house,1973”
― L.M. Boston

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