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The green children of the woods
This is a title in Longmans' Whizz Bang Series
. The story tells of two children who were found living wild in the woods of Essex in the 17th century. The children were pale green. They were shot, captured and put on show. This book is based on the story of the Green Children of Woolpit. This is the only one of Carr's children's book that is published by Longmans and may have been a story that Carr wanted to tell. He said in an interview in 1991 in Passport magazine that he was writing a children's book, so he had aspirations to write more for children. I wonder if drafts exist?
(Last updated on 30/11/2020)
● First edition
Author: J.L. Carr
Year: December 1976
Second impression: 1979
General editor: David Mackay
Artist: Bill Sanderson
Publisher: Longman
ISBN: 0 582 19326 5
Size: 204 x 158 mm
Pages: 32 pp
Binding: printed card covers
Price: not stated
Printed by: Ebenezer Baylis & Son Ltd, Leicester
Notes: There are copies at the University of Edinburgh, Trinity College, Dublin, and the British Library. This is the only one of Carr's books for children that is in the collection of the British Library.
The first edition has not been seen but it is presumed to be in the same format as the second impression.
Front cover of 2nd impression