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Laurence Housman

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British playwright, writer and illustrator (1865–1959)

Born 1865
Died 1959

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  • Cover of: Blue Moon

    First published in 2014 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Field of Clover

    First published in 2014 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: An Englishwoman's love-letters.
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    Cover of edition englishwomanslov00housrich Cover of edition englishwomanslov00hous Cover of edition anenglishwomans02housgoog First published in 1900 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Angels & ministers: three plays of Victorian shade & character.
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    Cover of edition cu31924013485523 Cover of edition angelsministersf00housuoft Cover of edition angelsministers00housgoog First published in 1921 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Little plays of St. Francis: a dramatic cycle from the life and legend of St. Francis of Assisi
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    Cover of edition littleplaysofstf00housrich First published in 1922 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Prunella: or, Love in a Dutch garden
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    Cover of edition prunellaorlove00housiala Cover of edition p00runellaorloveinhousrich Cover of edition prunellaorlovein00housrich Cover of edition prunellaorlovein00hous Cover of edition prunellaorlovein00housuoft Cover of edition prunellaorlove00hous First published in 1906 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Victoria Regina: a dramatic biography.
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    First published in 1934 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: The Chinese lantern
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    Cover of edition chineselanternpl00hous Cover of edition chineselanternpl00housuoft Cover of edition chineselanternp00hous First published in 1908 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Bethlehem: a nativity play
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    Cover of edition bethlehemnativity00hous Cover of edition cu31924013485572 Cover of edition bethlehemnativit00housuoft First published in 1902 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Angels and Ministers

    First published in 2004 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: All-fellows: seven legends of lower redemption with insets in verse
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    Cover of edition allfellowssevenl00housuoft Cover of edition allfellowscloako00hous First published in 1896 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Possession: a peep-show in paradise.
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    First published in 1921 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Blue Moon

    First published in 2002 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Sixteen famous British plays
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    Cover of edition sixteenfamousbr00cerf First published in 1942 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Odd pairs: a book of tales.
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    First published in 1925 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Moonshine & clover
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    Cover of edition moonshineclovere00housuoft First published in 1922 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: My brother, A.E. Housman: personal recollections together with thirty hitherto unpublished poems
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    First published in 1938 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The field of clover
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    First published in 1968 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The field of clover
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    Cover of edition fieldofclovereng00housuoft First published in 1898 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Followers of St. Francis: four plays of the early Franciscan legend
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    Cover of edition followersofstfra01hous First published in 1900 — 5 editions
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British playwright, writer and illustrator (1865–1959)

Born 1865
Died 1959

Subjects

Drama, Fairy tales, Suffrage, Women, Women's rights, Alcestis (Greek mythology), Biography, Correspondence, English Personal narratives, English Poets, Folklore, In literature, Amateur plays, Apollo (Greek deity), Arab Folklore, Authors, Bible plays, Children's fiction, Christmas plays, Classicists, English drama, English letters, Fiction, Nativity, Nativity of Jesus Christ

Places

Great Britain, Arab countries, England, France, India, Mississippi, Paris, Victoria, busybodyland, england

People

Francis of Assisi, Saint (1182-1226), Victoria Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901), A. E. Housman (1859-1936), Laurence Housman (1865-1959), Albert Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (1819-1861), Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), Socrates, Abraham (Biblical patriarch), Alfred Edward, 1859-1936 Housman, Andrew Sydenham Farrar Gow (1886-1978), Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881, in fiction, drama, poetry, etc), Benjamin Disraeli Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881,), Caroline Amelia Elizabeth Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain (1768-1821), Caroline Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain (1768-1821), Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Clare of Assisi, Saint (1194-1253), G. Wren Howard (1893-1968), George William Frederick Charles Cambridge 2nd. Duke of (1819-1904,), Grant Richards (1872-1948), Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946), Harley Granville-Barker (1877-1946,), Houston Martin, Isaac (Biblical patriarch), J. M. Edmonds

Time

19th century, 20th century, 1837-1901, Victorian period, British occupation, 1765-1947, fairytales(no specific time)

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Alternative names

  • Housman, Laurence
  • Laurence, Housman
  • Laurence HOUSMAN
  • Housman Laurence
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  • Laurence (1865-1959) Housman
  • Housman, Laurence,
  • HOUSMAN,Laurence,
  • LAURENCE: HOUSMAN
  • Laurence [1865 - 1959] Housman
  • Houseman, Laurence
  • HOUSMAN LAURENCE
  • Laurence 1865-1959 Housman
  • Housman. Laurence.
  • LAURENCE HOUSMAN
  • laurence housman

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May 23, 2025 Edited by Tauriel063 merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import