Thornton W. Burgess





Thornton W. Burgess

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born
January 15, 1874 in Sandwich, Mass., The United States

died
June 05, 1965

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Thornton W. Burgess (1874-1965), American author, naturalist and conservationist, wrote popular children's stories including the Old Mother West Wind (1910) series. He would go on to write more than 100 books and thousands of short-stories during his lifetime.


Average rating: 4.06 · 2,630 ratings · 164 reviews · 133 distinct works
The Adventures of Peter Cot...
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 1914 — 15 editions
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Old Mother West Wind
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 1917 — 35 editions
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The Adventures of Reddy Fox
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4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1907 — 33 editions
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The Adventures of Danny Mea...
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1915 — 20 editions
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1916 — 18 editions
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The Burgess Bird Book for C...
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4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1919 — 22 editions
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The Adventures of Paddy the...
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1917 — 29 editions
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The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk
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4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1918 — 20 editions
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The Adventures of Chatterer...
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1915 — 22 editions
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The Adventures of Sammy Jay
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1915 — 10 editions
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“What's in a name? Sometimes a lot of real work.”
Thornton W. Burgess

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