Ruthven Todd (1914–1978)
Auteur van Bodies in a Bookshop
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Fotografie: Scottish poetry 1949
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Werken van Ruthven Todd
Christmas 1947: For Stephen Spender 1 exemplaar
Jim Bird 1 exemplaar
The geography of faces 1 exemplaar
A mantelpiece of shells 1 exemplaar
Adventure with a goat / Apollo wore a wig 1 exemplaar
The death cap; Swing low, swing death 1 exemplaar
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A Choice of Murders: 23 Stories by Members of the Mystery Writers of America (1958) — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Todd, Ruthven Campbell
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Campbell, R. T. (pen-name)
- Geboortedatum
- 1914-06-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1978
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
- Geboorteplaats
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Majorca, Spain
- Opleiding
- Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh School of Art - Beroepen
- novelist
poet
art critic - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1954)
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- Werken
- 27
- Ook door
- 4
- Leden
- 591
- Populariteit
- #42,466
- Waardering
- 4.3
- Besprekingen
- 21
- ISBNs
- 36
- Favoriet
- 2
Flyball, who’s delighted with his new name is soon strutting around the airfield inspecting his new surroundings and endearing himself to the ground crew and the engineers working on a new experimental rocket. And when Flyball sees Stone put on a goldfish bowl helmet and get on board this same rocket, the adventurous cat stows away again. The rocket’s take off far exceeds Flyball’s previous flight experience on a passenger jet, so for the next flight, the lunar mission, he is fitted out with his own space suit.
Scottish born author Todd’s 1952 children’s book is a delightful science fiction tale, charmingly illustrated by Galdone who captures the feel of both the self-assured feline and the eager anticipation of human space flight for young readers of the 1950s. I enjoyed it as a child then and still love it when I reread it in the 21st century.… (meer)