An account of an early nineteenth-century British naval officer's experiences as a boy sailor serving under Nelson.

Child o'war: The true story of a boy sailor in Nelson's navy

Garfield, Leon.

Children's Books

Collins

The Pleasure Garden

Asquith, Sooty

Literature & Fiction

HarperCollins, Publishers

HOLT. RINEHART AND WINSTON

A Whitbread Award-winning mystery about a young boy lost in Victorian London, pursued by bloodthirsty thieves, desperate to solve the mystery of the man his father wronged What is the matter with old Mr. Jones? Endless footsteps and low groans can be heard from his room in the dead of night. Only his son William knows the a terrible secret: his father betrayed his business partner Mr. Diamond, and swindled him out of a great fortune. William resolves to go to London, find Mr. Diamond and make amends. But the murky big city, with its sinister characters and treacherous back streets, is no place for a boy of 12. And Mr. Diamond's own son is not the sort of person to forgive and forget. Danger and deceit lie waiting. Exclusive material in the back of the book teaches young readers more about the wonderful author and as well as how to have fun with some Cockney rhyming slang.

John Diamond (Vintage Children's Classics)

Vintage Children's Classics

Smith was a pickpocket - a very accomplished one. But one day his pick-pocketing was to lead him into a sinister and dangerous web of murder, intrigue and betrayal.

Smith

Puffin

The December Rose

In Victorian London, a chimney sweep's assistant finds himself pursued by the sinister Inspector Creaker.

Teen & Young Adult

THE STOLEN WATCH

History

Puffin Books

Shakespeare Stories

Twelve Shakespeare plays presented afresh by Leon Garfield in narrative form. These are not simple retellings, but more like a refashioning of the dramas as stories, which remain true to the essential spirit of the original versions. The author has captured all the richness of character, plot, mood and setting in Shakespeare's works. It is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare for the young.

Arts, Music & Photography

The companion volume to the highly acclaimed SHAKESPEARE STORIES. Leon Garfield presents anew nine more of Shakespeare's memorable dramas. Together Leon Garfield and Michael Foreman have produced a literary and illustrative tour de force that pays homage to the world's most celebrated playwright.

Shakespeare Stories Ii

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Books by Garfield, Leon.

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Child o'war: The true story of a boy sailor in Nelson's navy

The Pleasure Garden

Child o'war: The true story of a boy sailor in Nelson's navy

John Diamond (Vintage Children's Classics)

Smith

The December Rose

Smith

THE STOLEN WATCH

Shakespeare Stories

Shakespeare Stories Ii