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Mr Majeika and the Dinner Lady

By Humphrey Carpenter

Mr Majeika and the Dinner Lady

By Humphrey Carpenter

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Description
Humphrey Carpenter worked at the BBC before becaming a full-time writer in 1975. He was the author of 14 of the well-loved Mr Majeika titles as well as two Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits titles for children. He was also the co-author, with his wife Mari Prichard, of The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. He was an eminent figure in the world of adult literature and published award-winning biographies including, among others, those of J. R. R Tolkein, C. S. Lewis, W. H. Auden, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan. From 1994-1996 he directed the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and for many years he ran a young people's drama group, the Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and was a regular contributor to the Guardian. Humphrey passed away in January 2005.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
96
Release Date:
1990-08-02
Publication Date:
1990-08-02
Publisher:
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0140327622
ISBN13:
9780140327625
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
7
Maximum Reading Age:
9
Weight:
78 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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