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Geoffrey Trease (August 11, 1909 - January 27, 1998), full name Robert Geoffrey Trease, was a prolific writer, publishing 113 books between 1934 (Bows Against the Barons) and 1997 (Cloak for a Spy). Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Bows Against the Barons is a 1934 Children's novel by British author Geoffrey Trease. His work has been translated into 20 languages. His grandfather was a historian. He was one of the main influences towards Trease's work.

He is best known for writing children's historical novels, whose content reflects his insistence on historically correct backgrounds, which he meticulously researched. An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author However, with his ground-breaking study Tales Out of School (1949), he was also a pioneer of the idea that children's literature should be a serious subject for study and debate. When he began his career, his radical viewpoint was a refreshing change from the conventional and often jingoistic tone of most children's literature of the time, and he was one of the first authors who deliberately set out to appeal to both boys and girls and to feature strong leading characters of both sexes. Jingoism is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "extreme Patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy"

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Life and work

Geoffrey was born in Nottingham in 1909. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. His family were wine merchants but from an early age Geoffrey decided that he would not follow in his father’s footsteps but instead would be a writer. During his school days at Nottingham High School he wrote stories, poems and a 3-act play which the school performed. Nottingham High School is a British independent fee-paying boys' public school situated about a Mile north of Nottingham City centre There is a Junior School house named after him. He won a Classics scholarship to Oxford University and, although he loved university life, he found the tuition dull. "Classical literature" redirects here For literature in Classical languages outside the Graeco-Roman sphere see Ancient literature. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the After a year he resigned his scholarship and left Oxford for London, intent on becoming a writer. Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He started to fulfil this ambition with the publication of the children’s book, Bows Against the Barons, in 1934. Bows Against the Barons is a 1934 Children's novel by British author Geoffrey Trease.

This was the first of his many historical novels and heralded an approach to writing for young people that was quite radical. Through exciting plots, strong characters (female as well as male) and meticulous attention to detail, he introduced his readers to a historical event or period, enabling them to absorb history effortlessly. His sense of fairness and belief in equality for all is a theme explored in many of his books and, within their historical settings, the discerning reader will recognise many parallels with contemporary issues.

The stories range from Ancient Greece (Crown of Violet) to more recent times and cover (amongst others) the Middle Ages (The Red Towers of Granada), Elizabethan England (Cue for Treason, Cloak for a Spy), Restoration London (Fire on the Wind, Popinjay Stairs), the French Revolution (Thunder of Valmy), the Bolshevik Revolution (The White Nights of St Petersburg) and World War II (Tomorrow is a Stranger, The Arpino Assignment). The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous region of Andalusia, Spain. Romance and reality The Victorian era and the early twentieth century idealised the Elizabethan era Cue for Treason ( 1940) is a children's novel written by Geoffrey Trease. The English Restoration, or simply The Restoration began in 1660 when the English monarchy, Scottish monarchy and Irish monarchy were restored The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Valmy is a village and commune in the Sainte-Menehould arrondissement of the Marne département in The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Arpino is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Frosinone in the region of Latium in central Italy. Other exciting historical events of the 20th Century are covered in Bring Out the Banners, Shadow Under the Sea, Calabrian Quest and Song for a Tattered Flag. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Calabria ( Latin: Brutium) is a region in southern Italy, south of Naples, located at the "toe" of

Geoffrey also wrote modern school stories (an example being the five Black Banner novels set in the Lake District) , adult novels, history, plays for radio and television, and biographies. The school story is a genre of fiction basic to much of the Children's literature of the Twentieth century. The Lake District, also known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a rural area in North West England. He wrote three books of autobiography: A Whiff of Burnt Boats (1971), Laughter at the Door (1974), and in the last year of his life he wrote the final part, Farewell the Hills. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" This was written for his family and friends, and published privately after his death.

He had 113 books published before "deciding to call it a day" at the age of 88, through illness. Many were translated for foreign markets, including Asia and Europe. In the United States he won the New York Herald Tribune Book Award for the Children’s Spring Festival 1966 for This is Your Century. The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald.

He lived in Colwall, very near the Downs School, Great Malvern but spent the last few years of his life in Bath. Colwall is a large rural Herefordshire Village and Civil parish on the border with Worcestershire, nestling into the side of the Malvern Great Malvern is a Town in Worcestershire, England, positioned at the foot and partly on the sides of the Malvern Hills. Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol.

Works

Children's writing

Junior Novels

For Younger Readers

Other Children's Books

Adult

Novels

Autobiography

Other Adult

Published Plays

References

External links

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