WRITER

Eleanor Farjeon

1881 - 1965

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Eleanor Farjeon (13 February 1881 – 5 June 1965) was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Several of her works had illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Some of her correspondence has also been published. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eleanor Farjeon has received more than 382,910 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Eleanor Farjeon is the 4,994th most popular writer (down from 4,563rd in 2019), the 3,661st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,430th in 2019) and the 419th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The glass slipper
Fairy tales, Folklore, Fairy godmothers
1946
The old nurse's stocking-basket
Children's stories
1931
The little bookroom
Children's stories, English, Short stories, Children's stories
1955
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
Fairy tales
1921
Kings and queens
Kings and rulers, Poetry, History
1932
Nursery rhymes of London town
Children's poetry, English, English Nursery rhymes, Juvenile poetry
1916
The little bookroom
Children's stories, English, Short stories, Children's stories
Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer.
1955
Martin Pippin in the daisy-field
Negotiation, Storytelling, Juvenile fiction
1937
The old nurse's stocking-basket
Children's stories, Children's literature, Children's fiction
1931
Nursery rhymes of London town
Children's poetry, English, English Nursery rhymes, Juvenile poetry
1916
The glass slipper
Fairy tales, Folklore, Fairy godmothers
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
1946
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
Fairy tales
A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories, one by one.
1921
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
Fairy tales
A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories, one by one.
1921
The little bookroom
Children's stories, English, Short stories, Children's stories
Collects twenty-seven of Eleanor Farjeon's stories, which include kings, princesses, servants, a mysterious flower, orphans, enchanted woods, an organ-grinder, giants, a little dressmaker, fairies, and a kindly farmer.
1955
Nursery rhymes of London town
Children's poetry, English, English Nursery rhymes, Juvenile poetry
1916
Martin Pippin in the daisy-field
Negotiation, Storytelling, Juvenile fiction
1937
The glass slipper
Fairy tales, Folklore, Fairy godmothers
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
1946
The old nurse's stocking-basket
Children's stories, Children's literature, Children's fiction
1931

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Eleanor Farjeon ranks 4,994 out of 7,302. Before her are Bernard Clavel, Johann Gottfried Seume, Rosa Chacel, Latifa al-Zayyat, Peter F. Hamilton, and Aminata Sow Fall. After her are Alki Zei, Vladimir Oravsky, José Bergamín, Peter Englund, Henjō, and Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Eleanor Farjeon ranks 175. Before her are Benjamin Jekhowsky, Francis Ford, Tommy Burns, Walter Krueger, Eugénie Cotton, and Abram Deborin. After her are Allauddin Khan, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Juan José de Amézaga, Gunnar Setterwall, Jim Bellamy, and Alexandre Lippmann. Among people deceased in 1965, Eleanor Farjeon ranks 160. Before her are Eric Backman, Pietro Bianchi, Alan Freed, Edgar Barth, Eric Brook, and Kōsaku Yamada. After her are Sulamith Goldhaber, Charles Sheeler, Ludwig Wrede, Mikheil Tsereteli, W. T. Cosgrave, and Renzo Minoli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Eleanor Farjeon ranks 3,661 out of 8,785. Before her are Gabrielle Anwar (1970), Kris Marshall (1973), Swithun (800), Patricia Medina (1919), Peter F. Hamilton (1960), and John Gerard (1545). After her are Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Cyril Scott (1879), Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Bonnie Wright (1991), Toby Stephens (1969), and Ronald Rawson (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Eleanor Farjeon ranks 419. Before her are Pat Barker (1943), Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Thomas Dekker (1572), Richard Hughes (1900), A. E. Housman (1859), and Peter F. Hamilton (1960). After her are Margery Kempe (1373), Margery Allingham (1904), Michael Hirst (1952), Joyce Mansour (1928), John Gower (1330), and Eliza Acton (1799).

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