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Violet Needham

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

January 01, 1876

Died

January 01, 1967

Website

http://www.violetneedhamsociety.org.uk

Genre

Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs

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Author of 19 books for children published between 1939 and 1957. Although she came to writing late — she was 63 when her first book, The Black Riders, was published — her books achieved immediate and lasting popularity with young reader

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Average rating: 3.91 · 316 ratings · 74 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Black Riders by Violet Needham, Anne Bullen (Illustrator), Gerald Harford (Preface) 4.44 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1939 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woods of Windri 3.98 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1944 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emerald Crown by Violet Needham, Anne Bullen (Illustrator), Gerald Harford (Preface) 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1940 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of the Paladin by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator), Hilary Clare (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1945 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Horn of Merlyns by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator), Gerald Harford (Preface) 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1943 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stormy Petrel by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator), Lance Salway (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1942 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bell of the Four Evangelists by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1947 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Changeling of Monte Lucio by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Betrayer by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator), Hilary Clare (Introduction) 3.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1950 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How Many Miles to Babylon? by Violet Needham, Joyce Bruce (Illustrator), Gerald Harford (Preface) 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Stormy Petrel (8 books)
by

Violet Needham,

Joyce Bruce (Illustrator),

Gerald Harford (Preface),

Hilary Clare (Introduction),

Richard H.A. Cheffins (Introduction)

3.87 avg rating — 167 ratings

Monte Lucio (2 books)
by

Violet Needham,

Joyce Bruce (Illustrator)

4.02 avg rating — 59 ratings

The Boy in Red (2 books)
by

Violet Needham,

Joyce Bruce (Illustrator)

3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings

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