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Allan, Mabel Esther
Overview
| Works: | 249
works in
423
publications in
9
languages and
10,450
library holdings
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| Genres: | Children's stories
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| Classifications: | pz7.a4,
823.91 |
Most widely held works about
Mabel Esther Allan
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Most widely held works by
Mabel Esther Allan
The view beyond my father by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
10
editions published
between
1977
and
1988
in
English
and held by
604
libraries
worldwide
A fifteen-year-old discovers it is her father as well as her blindness that binds her to a narrow world.
A lovely tomorrow by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1979
and
1988
in
English
and held by
461
libraries
worldwide
After her parents are killed by a rocket on New Year's Eve in London, 15-year-old Frue rebuilds her life in the wartime English countryside.
A strange enchantment by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1981
and
1982
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
442
libraries
worldwide
Sixteen-year-old Prim becomes a farm laborer during World War II in England and finds the life very agreeable.
A chill in the lane by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1974
and
1975
in
English
and held by
413
libraries
worldwide
While vacationing in Cornwall with her family, a sixteen-year-old adopted girl finds herself strangely and frighteningly involved with the past.
Ship of danger by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
1974
in
English
and held by
343
libraries
worldwide
Eighteen-year-old Nella is delighted to accompany her purser father on his ship's Easter cruise but the trip proves more unsettling and dangerous than she or anyone else anticipated.
Time to go back by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1972
and
1979
in
German and English
and held by
325
libraries
worldwide
A rebellious teen-ager goes back in time to Liverpool during World War II and views her own mother's adolescence and her aunt's tragic romance.
The horns of danger by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1981
and
1985
in
English
and held by
257
libraries
worldwide
Eighteen-year-old Marissa visits her orphaned friend Sabrina at Darkling Farm, and becomes involved in mysteries surrounding an ancient Midlands custom known as the Deer Darkling Horn Dance.
The sign of the unicorn by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1963
and
1969
in
English
and held by
249
libraries
worldwide
A dream of Hunger Moss by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1983
and
1985
in
English
and held by
237
libraries
worldwide
A girl visits Hunger Moss just before World War II and seems to relive the experiences of her mother who visited the same moor just before World War I.
The flash children by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1975
and
1979
in
English
and held by
232
libraries
worldwide
Unsure whether they will like their new home in Cheshire, three children soon become involved with a visually handicapped schoolmate and the restoration of a British manor house.
The mystery began in Madeira by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1967
in
English
and held by
232
libraries
worldwide
On her return trip to England, a young girl's life is threatened many times simply because she included a certain man in a farewell photo she took of the Madeira landscape.
Catrin in Wales by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1959
and
1972
in
English and German
and held by
229
libraries
worldwide
When Catrin went for a short visit to Wales, she didn't dream she'd be staying there to care for a sick aunt. Once reconciled, however, she joined in the village life, became the custodian of an historic building, and found friendship and romance.
An island in a green sea by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
4
editions published
between
1972
and
1977
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
216
libraries
worldwide
Happy on the Outer Hebrides, eleven-year-old Mairi has no desire to leave when her family situation changes and takes her to new places.
Romansgrove by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1975
and
1984
in
English
and held by
212
libraries
worldwide
Exploring their new country home, Clare and Richard suddenly find themselves seventy years in the past, a visit that changes the course of many lives, including their own.
The Wood Street secret by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1968
and
1976
in
English
and held by
198
libraries
worldwide
Seven children, members of a local gang, are trapped in their secret hideaway after a violent storm.
The rising tide by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1976
and
1979
in
English and German
and held by
193
libraries
worldwide
When an eighteen-year-old inherits three small islands off the English coast, she discovers they are a source of intrigue.
The mills down below by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1980
and
1981
in
English
and held by
180
libraries
worldwide
In England in the summer of 1914, a young girl tries to win some women's rights from her Victorian father.
A formidable enemy by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1973
and
1977
in
English
and held by
173
libraries
worldwide
While spending her Easter vacation in Edinburgh, eighteen-year-old Isobel befriends an American girl and through her is drawn into a dangerous adventure involving foreign spies and murder.
The night wind by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
between
1974
and
1982
in
English
and held by
161
libraries
worldwide
Orphaned at age twelve, Robin describes her struggle to accept the realities of her first year at the Children's Home.
Mystery at Saint-Hilaire by Mabel Esther Allan (
Book
)
2
editions published
in
1968
in
English
and held by
158
libraries
worldwide
An eighteen-year-old English girl, working in Paris, goes to Brittany for a vacation and becomes involved in the mysterious events of the strange, gloomy castle where she is staying.
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Alternative Names
Estoril, Jean,1915-
Pilgrim, Anne,1915-
Hagon, Priscilla,1915-
Allan, M. E. (Mabel Esther), 1915- Allan, Mabel. Estoril, Jean. Hagon, Priscilla. Pilgrim, Anne.
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