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Geoffrey Trease

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born

August 11, 1909 in Nottingham, The United Kingdom

died

January 27, 1998

gender

male

genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

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Robert Geoffrey Trease (August 11, 1909 - January 27, 1998) was a prolific writer, publishing 113 books between 1934 (Bows Against the Barons) and 1997 (Cloak for a Spy). His work has been translated into 20 languages. His grandfather was a historian, and was one of the main influences towards Trease's work.

He is best known for writing children's historical novels, whose content reflects his insistence on historically correct backgrounds, which he meticulously researched. However, with his ground-breaking study Tales Out of School (1949), he was also a pioneer of the idea that children's literature should be a serious subject for study and debate. When he began his career, his radical viewpoint was a change from the conventional and often j...more

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Books by Geoffrey Trease

Average rating: 3.60 · 618 ratings · 54 reviews · 91 distinct works

	Cue for Treason 3.53 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 1940 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Bows Against the Barons by Geoffrey Trease, C. Walter Hodges (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1934 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Word to Caesar 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	My rating:
	No Boats on Bannermere 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Red Towers Of Granada 3.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Die Reise Nach Varna 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1958 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Gates of Bannerdale 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1956	My rating:
	Black Banner Abroad 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1986	My rating:
	Follow my Black Plume 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Popinjay Stairs 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	My rating: