Burton, Hester

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ברטון, הסטר, 1913-2000
Name (Latin)
Burton, Hester
Other forms of name
ברטון, הסטר
Date of birth
1913-12-06
Date of death
2000-09-17
Occupation
Women authors
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 87909073
Wikidata: Q16014832
Library of congress: n 50033764
Sources of Information
  • Her Barbara Bodichon, 1827-1891, 1949.
  • BL auth. file, 11 July 2007(hdg.: Burton, Hester, 1913-)
  • Literature Resource Centre www site, 11 July 2007:Hester Burton page (Born December 6, 1913, in Beccles, Suffolk, England; died after suffering a stroke, September 17, 2000, in Oxford, England)
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Wikipedia description:

Hester Burton (née Wood-Hill; 6 December 1913 – 17 September 2000) was an English writer, mainly of historical fiction for children and young adults. She received the Carnegie Medal for her 1963 novel Time of Trial, which like many of her books was illustrated by Victor Ambrus.

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