Thwaite, Ann (Barbara)

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THWAITE, Ann (Barbara)

THWAITE, Ann (Barbara). British, b. 1932. Genres: Children's fiction, Biography. Career: Biographer, critic, and writer for children; freelance lecturer. Cricket magazine, member, editorial board, 1979-; Cricket magazine, contributing editor, 1974-78; Tokyo Women's Christian University, visiting professor, 1985-86. Publications: The House in Turner Square, 1960; Home and Away, 1967; The Travelling Tooth, 1968; The Day with the Duke, 1969; The Camelthorn Papers, 1969; The Only Treasure, 1970; Waiting for the Party: The Life of Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1974; The Chatterbox, 1978; Tracks 1978; A Piece of Parkin, 1980; Edmund Gosse: A Literary Landscape, 1984; Pennies for the Dog, 1985; Gilbert and the Birthday Cake, 1986; Amy and the Night-Time Visit, 1987; A.A. Milne: His Life, 1990; The Brilliant Career of Winnie-the-Pooh, 1992; The Ashton Affair, 1995; The Horse at Hilly Fields, 1996; Emily Tennyson: The Poet's Wife, 1996; Glimpses of the Wonderful: The Life of Philip Henry Gosse, 2002. EDITOR: Allsorts 1-7, 1968-75; My Oxford, 1977; Allsorts of Poems, 1978; Portraits from Life, 1991. Address: The Mill House, Low Tharston, Norfolk NR15 2YN, England.