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The daughter of Benjamin Farjeon and Maggie (Jefferson) Farjeon, Eleanor came from a literary family; her two younger brothers, Joseph and Herbert Farjeon, were writers, while the eldest, Harry Farjeon, was a composer. Her father was Jewish.
Eleanor Farjeon was an English writer for children whose magical but unsentimental tales, which often mock the behaviour of adults, earned her a revered place in many British nurseries. The daughter of a British novelist and granddaughter of a U.S. actor, Eleanor Farjeon grew up in the bohemian.
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Eleanor Farjeon was a prolific English author known for her contributions to children's literature. Her work spanned several decades, encompassing poetry, prose, plays, and songs. Today, she is best remembered for the Christmas carol "Morning Has Broken" and her timeless children's verses.
Poet and celebrated children’s book writer Eleanor Farjeon was born into an artistic family: her father was a novelist and her mother was the daughter of the American actor Joseph Jefferson.
She was the third of five children of Benjamin Farjeon, a prolific writer of mysteries and novels, and Margaret Jefferson, an actress and daughter of the renowned American actor Joseph Jefferson. The Farjeon household was dominated by Benjamin, a brilliant and volatile man whose temperament vacillated between tremendous highs, during which the ...
Daughter of Benjamin Leopold Farjeon, sister of Herbert Farjeon and J. Jefferson Farjeon. Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Many of her works had charming illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
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Eleanor Farjeon was born in London in 1881, the daughter of a novelist. She came from a talented family; her elder brother was a composer and two of her younger brothers writers.
