Kathleen Lines, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kathleen Lines

British writer

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1902

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1988

Profession: librarian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Kathleen Lines

  • Kathleen Mary Lines (24 September 1902 – 24 December 1988) was a book critic, editor, anthologist and librarian from Canada.
  • An expert on children's literature, she wrote, compiled, and edited Four to Fourteen (1950) for the National Book League.
  • She also wrote the introduction to the second edition of F.
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  • Harvey Darton's Children's Books in England (1958) and edited a series of illustrated fairy tale picture books.
  • Artists for the picture books included Edward Ardizzone for the Bodley Head.
  • Lines was also the general editor of the Bodley Head Monographs and edited Lavender's Blue (1954), a selection of classic nursery rhymes illustrated by Harold Jones.
  • The book won a Carnegie special commendation.

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