Green, Roger Lancelyn

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Birth 1918-11-02
Death 1987-10-08
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Roger (Gilbert) Lancelyn Green was born November 2, 1918, in Norwich, England, and died October 8, 1987, in London, England. He was an editor and anthologist, and also wrote books both for children and for adults. He edited journals on Kipling and Sherlock Holmes, assisted in editing the letters of Lewis Carroll, and translated Sophocles and Euripides. He is best known as a compiler and reteller of myths, legends, and fairy tales for children. Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 2, 53.

From the description of Roger Lancelyn Green Papers 1961. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 428024730

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Roger (Gilbert) Lancelyn Green was born November 2, 1918, in Norwich, England, and died October 8, 1987, in London, England. He was an editor and anthologist, and also wrote books both for children and for adults. He edited journals on Kipling and Sherlock Holmes, assisted in editing the letters of Lewis Carroll, and translated Sophocles and Euripides. He is best known as a compiler and reteller of myths, legends, and fairy tales for children.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 2, 53

From the guide to the Roger Lancelyn Green Papers, 1961, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])

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