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Housman, Laurence was born on July 18, 1865 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. Son of Edward and Sarah Jane (Williams) Housman.
(Laurence Housman (1865-1959) was an English playwright. H...)
Laurence Housman (1865-1959) was an English playwright. He was born in Worcestershire. After education at local schools, he went to study art at the Lambert School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London. He first worked as a book illustrator with London publishers, illustrating such works as Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market (1893) and Jane Barlow's The End of Elfintown (1894) in an intricate Art Nouveau style. But he also wrote and published several volumes of poetry in the 1890s, and when his eyesight began to fail, he turned more and more to writing. Housman's first success came with the novel An Englishwoman's Love-letters (1900), published anonymously. He then turned to drama with Bethlehem (1902) and was to become best known and remembered as a playwright. His other dramatic works include Angels and Ministers (1921), Little Plays of St. Francis (1922) and Victoria Regina (1934) which was even staged on Broadway. Amongst his other works are The Field of Clover (1898), The Blue Moon (1904) and King John of Jingalo (1912).
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Presently the wings of the young ones grew strong; they could begin to fly about; and the parents found time for a return to pleasuring and curiosity-hunting. They began gathering in a wise assortment of broken glass and chips of platter to grace the corners of their dwelling. All but the youngest Jackdaw were enchanted with their unutterable beauty and value; they were never tired of quarrelling over the possession and arrangement of them.
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When the king of Persia is shocked to find his wife in unfaithful, he has her executed. Each day he marries a new bride and in the morning he has his bride killed before she can be unfaithful. Finally there are no more young virgins to marry except one, the Vizier's daughter, named Scherazade. On their marriage night, she tells the king a tale, but does not end it. The king, curious about how the story ends, is thus forced to postpone her excution. Each night she ends the tale, but begins a new tale continuing for 1001 nights. Finally the king decides he can not execute such a cleaver woman and makes her his true Queen. This is one of those beloved classic tales, sure to be enjoyed. Recommended by The Gunston Trust for Nonviolence in Children's Literature. Age 12-Adult.
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Prince Freedling loves the rocking horse he gets for his fifth birthday, but the creature becomes real every night and wants to be set free
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Housman, Laurence was born on July 18, 1865 in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. Son of Edward and Sarah Jane (Williams) Housman.
Student Bromsgrove School, 1876-1882, Lambeth School of Art, London, 1883-1884, National Art Training College, London, 1885-1888. Studied art and became book-illustrator.
Laurence Housman has been listed as a notable author, playwright by Marquis Who's Who.
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