Elaine Horseman
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Elaine Horseman | |
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Born | Elaine Hall 23 November 1925 Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK |
Died | April 1999 Bristol, England, UK |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Children's fantasy novels |
Elaine Horseman née Hall (23 November 1925 – April 1999) was a
Life
Elaine Hall was born in 1925 in
Of the second Hubbles or Boffins Club book, the American journal Kirkus Reviews complemented the easy transitions between fantasy and reality and observed that the children "keep up a steady banter often pleasantly silly, frequently affected, and always very British."[1]
Horseman died in Bristol, April 1999.[citation needed]
Works
- Hubble's Bubble, illustrated by John Sergeant (LCCN 64-20786
- The Hubbles' Treasure Hunt, illus. Sergeant (Chatto & Windus, 1965); US ed., 1966, LCCN 66-11773
- The Hubbles and the Robot, illus. Sergeant (Chatto & Windus, 1968)
The Boffins' Club comprises the Hubbles -- 12-year-old Alaric and his 8-year-old sister, Sarah, who live with their eccentric grandfather in the town of Stoweminster -- together with Charlotte, Jonathan and Peter Vaughan who arrive for a holiday. In the first novel, Hubble's Bubble, Alaric discovers a book of ancient spells and, with Sarah's help, turns himself into a cat.[4]
In The Hubbles' Treasure Hunt, the Boffins Club goes on to experiments three and six in the book. A clue to treasure buried during the English Civil War leads them to try the third experiment, which allows travel back in time. The sixth experiment makes it possible to breathe under water, when a prehistoric mammal, found on another trip into history, becomes lost.[5]
In The Hubbles and the Robot, Alaric Hubble brings back a robot housemaid from the 23rd Century.[6]
References
- ^ a b "THE HUBBLES' TREASURE HUNT by Elaine Horseman". Kirkus Reviews. 28 March 1966. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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Reginald, R; Menville, Douglas; Burgess, Mary (September 2010). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, volume 2. Wildside Press LLC. p. 942. ISBN 9780941028776.
- ^ Author information on the dust jacket of The Hubbles and the Robot, first edition.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction".
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction".
- ^ "Elaine Horseman, First Edition - AbeBooks".
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