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Jane Langton

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born
in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
December 30, 1922

gender
female

genre
Children's Books, Mystery & Thrillers


About this author

Langton was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She studied astronomy at Wellesley College and the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1944. She received an M.A. in art history from the University of Michigan in 1945, and another M.A. from Radcliffe College in 1948. She studied at the Boston Museum School from 1958 to 1959.

In 1961 Langton wrote and illustrated her first book for children, The Majesty of Grace, a story about a young girl during the Depression who is certain she will some day be Queen of England. Langton has since written a children's series, The Hall Family Chronicles, and the Homer Kelly murder mystery novels. She has also written several stand-alone novels and picture books.

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Jane Langton's Books

Average rating: 3.75 · 3,479 ratings · 413 reviews · 36 distinct works · Similar authors
The Fledgling (Hall Family ...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 785 ratings — published 1980 — 16 editions
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The Diamond in the Window (...
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 1962 — 6 editions
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The Time Bike (Hall Family ...
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 231 ratings — 7 editions
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The Swing in the Summerhouse
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 143 ratings — 4 editions
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Emily Dickinson Is Dead (Ho...
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions
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The Transcendental Murder (...
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1964 — 8 editions
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Murder at the Gardner (Home...
3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions
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The Memorial Hall Murder (H...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1978 — 7 editions
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Dark Nantucket Noon (Homer ...
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions
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Divine Inspiration (Homer K...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions
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Series by Jane Langton

The Diamond in the Window The Swing in the Summerhouse The Astonishing Stereoscope The Fledgling The Fragile Flag The Time Bike The Mysterious Circus
Hall Family Chronicles (8 books)
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3.8223270440251573 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,908 ratings
The Transcendental Murder Dark Nantucket Noon The Memorial Hall Murder Natural Enemy Emily Dickinson Is Dead Good and Dead Murder at the Gardner
Homer Kelly Mystery (18 books)
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3.6166089965397923 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 1,445 ratings
Her Majesty, Grace Jones The Boyhood of Grace Jones
Grace Jones (2 books)
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4.173076923076923 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 52 ratings

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Quotes by Jane Langton

“To Homer, libraries were holy places like churches, and the priestly librarians a blessed race, a saving remnant in a world of sin. Whenever God grew impatient and decided to destroy the world he remembered the librarians and stayed his hand.”
― Jane Langton
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