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An Awfully Big Adventure

Series about the lives and work of six great figures in children's literature, examining their most famous works and the impact they had on the genre

  1. Profile of children's literature author Arthur Ransome, known for Swallows and Amazons. (R)
  2. A look at the work of Edith Nesbit, the first modern children's author. (R)
  3. Looking at the life of the creator of The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame. (R)

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