John Rowe Townsend | Bookhype

John Rowe Townsend was born in Leeds in 1922. He is the author of many books for children including The Intruder, The Islanders and Written for Children, an examination of children's literature.

Nov 28, 1983

Cover of Beware the Morris Minor

Beware the Morris Minor (Spirals)

Jan 1, 1983

Cover of Dan Alone

Nov 1982

Cover of Clever Dick

Aug 26, 1982

Cover of A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

Jan 1, 1982

Cover of Kate and the Revolution

Kate and the Revolution

Jan 1, 1981

Cover of The Islanders

The Islanders (Archway S.)

31 Dec 1992

Cover of King Creature, Come

King Creature, Come (Cadenzas) (Swallow Books)

Jan 1, 1980

Cover of The Creatures

Feb 8, 1979

Cover of Runaways

Runaways (Alpha Books S.)

Jan 1, 1979

Cover of A Sounding of Storytellers

A Sounding of Storytellers

May 12, 1977

Cover of The Xanadu Manuscript

The Xanadu Manuscript (Red Fox Older Fiction)

Jan 1, 1977

Cover of The Visitors

Nov 18, 1976

Cover of Top of the World

Top of the World

Jan 1, 1975

Cover of Noah's Castle

Noah's Castle (Cadenzas) (Archway Novels)

Dec 19, 1974

Cover of Forest of the Night

Forest of the Night

Nov 1, 1974

Cover of Written for Children: an Outline of English Language Children's Literature

Written for Children: an Outline of English Language Children's Literature

May 1, 1974

Cover of Written for Children

Written for Children

May 1972

Cover of Wish for Wings

Wish for Wings (Long Ago Books)

Jan 1, 1972

Cover of The Summer People

The Summer People

Oct 1, 1970

Cover of Good-night, Prof, Love

Good-night, Prof, Love (Oxford Children's Paperbacks) (Plus) (New Windmills)

Dec 1, 1969

Cover of Trouble in the Jungle

Trouble in the Jungle

29 Jun 1989

Cover of The Intruder

The Intruder (Plus) (Puffin plus) (Red Fox young adult books) (Oxford Children's Modern Classics) (New Windmills)

31 Mar 1970

Cover of Hell's Edge

Hell's Edge (Unicorn)

Mar 1968

Cover of Pirate's Island

Pirate's Island (Oxford Children's Paperbacks) (New Oxford Library)