Rumer Godden
(1907 - 1998)
Rumer Godden was a pseudonym of Margaret Rumer Godden OBE (December 10, 1907 – November 8, 1998), an English author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books.
A few of her works were co-written with her older sister, novelist Jon Godden, including Two Under the Indian Sun, a memoir of the Goddens’ childhood in a region of India now part of Bangladesh.
Bibliography
The Dragon of Og (1981)
When Angus of Og discovers a dragon in the pond he determines to exterminate it, but Matilda of Og has a different idea.
Four Dolls (1983)
This omnibus edition contains four of Rumer Goddens popular doll stories: Candy Floss, Impunity Jane, The Fairy Doll and The Story of Holly and Ivy.
Read online at archive.org.
The Little Chair (1996)
Something about the children who have sat in the little chair - good and bad.
The Mousewife (1951)
The Mousewife befriends a turtledove in a cage who tells her about the world outside. She learns what it is to fly and sees the stars. Based on a story by Dorothy Wordsworth, sister to the poet.
The Story of Holly and Ivy (1958)
An orphan girl goes to see her ‘grandmother in Appleton’ on Christmas eve, while a doll in a toy shop waits for a child to claim her.
The Story of Holly and Ivy (1985)
An orphan girl goes to see her ‘grandmother in Appleton’ on Christmas eve, while a doll in a toy shop waits for a child to claim her.