Humphrey Carpenter

53 books

Mr. Majeika and the School Trip by Humphrey Carpenter

Mr. Majeika and the School Trip

Mr. Majeika #2

Humphrey Carpenter

89 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction childrens adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature by Humphrey Carpenter, Mari Prichard

The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature

Humphrey Carpenter, Mari Prichard

240 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction childrens reference informative medium-paced
Secret Gardens: The Golden Age of Children's Literature by Humphrey Carpenter

Secret Gardens: The Golden Age of Children's Literature

Humphrey Carpenter

247 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective slow-paced
A Serious Character: The Life of Ezra Pound by Humphrey Carpenter

A Serious Character: The Life of Ezra Pound

Humphrey Carpenter

1005 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction biography history poetry challenging reflective medium-paced
The Seven Lives of John Murray: The Story of a Publishing Dynasty by Humphrey Carpenter

The Seven Lives of John Murray: The Story of a Publishing Dynasty

Humphrey Carpenter

384 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
Spike Milligan by Humphrey Carpenter

Spike Milligan

Humphrey Carpenter

344 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography funny informative fast-paced
That Was Satire That Was: Beyond the Fringe, the Establishment Club, Private Eye, That Was the Week That Was by Humphrey Carpenter

That Was Satire That Was: Beyond the Fringe, the Establishment Club, Private Eye, That Was the Week That Was

Humphrey Carpenter

378 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history funny medium-paced
W. H. Auden: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter

W. H. Auden: A Biography

Humphrey Carpenter

495 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction biography poetry informative medium-paced
The Angry Young Men: A Literary Comedy of the 1950s by Humphrey Carpenter

The Angry Young Men: A Literary Comedy of the 1950s

Humphrey Carpenter

256 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

informative reflective medium-paced
The Brideshead Generation: Evelyn Waugh And His Friends by Humphrey Carpenter

The Brideshead Generation: Evelyn Waugh And His Friends

Humphrey Carpenter

missing page info • first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional reflective medium-paced