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Tag Archives: william_mayne
A reader responds to Bath and Mayne
The news that the children’s author, KP Bath, had been sentenced for the possession of child pornography has (rightly) sparked a debate on children’s mailing lists. It has reminded me of William Mayne whose writing career was ended by his … Continue reading
Nicholas Tucker’s obituary of William Mayne
Nicholas Tucker has written an balanced obituary of William Mayne, the children’s author whose career ended in disgrace. A contemporary of Alan Garner and Susan Cooper, his writing is now being forgotten which is unjust. He does pose an issue … Continue reading
Reliving Britain in William Mayne’s Earthfasts
Earthfasts is William Mayne’s most famous book and deals with Arthurian mythology. Keith and David are crossing the Dales when they hear drumming and are surprised when a drummer, Nellie Jack John, appears from underneath the land. Unaware of the … Continue reading
William Mayne’s The Battlefield
William Mayne’s The Battlefield, published in 1967, is an odd fantastic novel which is worth a read for curiosity. The Battlefield in question is an area of land which generates its own myths about who fought there and when, ranging … Continue reading
“It’s a funny world if they don’t learn about stories” – William Mayne’s A Grass Rope
I’ve been reading William Mayne’s A Grass Rope, published in 1957, for the next chapter of my book. Mayne’s one of those sort of seminal authors who is currently out of fashion yet to my mind is more accessible than … Continue reading