C. Walter Hodges
(1909 - 2004)
Cyril Walter Hodges was an English artist and writer best known for illustrating children’s books and for helping recreate Elizabethan theatre.
He won the annual Greenaway Medal for British children’s book illustration in 1964.
Bibliography
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1955)
Huck is running away from his drunken father, Jim from an abusive master so they head down the Mississippi on a raft. The Great American Novel.
The Adventures of the Treasure Seekers (1993)
Dora and Oswald, Dicky and Alice, Noel and Horace Octavius try to assist their widowed father and recover the fortunes of their family. This set includes The Treasure Seekers, The Wouldbegoods and The New Treasure Seekers.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1955)
In the 1840s a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri.
The Armourer’s House (1951)
When her grandmother dies, Tamsyn is sent to London. There, she meets a strange old Wise Woman.
Beloved Lady (1956)
This is an Australian novel based on the Passion Letters.
Bows Against the Barons (1966)
When he unthinkingly kills one of the King's deer, a peasant boy flees home and goes into Sherwood Forest where he joins Robin Hood and his band.
Brother Dusty Feet (1952)
While living in Elizabethan England, Hugh joins a band of strolling players and spends a year traveling, though he wishes to go to the University.
Read online at archive.org.
Buttons and Mac Adventure Again (1949)
A story about Buttons, a teddy bear, and his best friend Mac, a Scottie dog.
The Chronicles of Robin Hood (1950)
The Robin Hood legends as interpreted by a young Rosemary Sutcliff.
A City of Bells (1936)
Jocelyn returns from the Boer war, wounded in body and spirit and attempts to recover in the bosom of his family and the work of a book shop.
Read online at archive.org.
The Coral Island (1950)
Although stranded on a South Pacific Island, three boys make it an adventure.
The Little White Horse (1946)
As Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor she catches a glimpse of the little white horse.
Make-Believe (1949)
A collection of short stories set in the Channel Islands. We first met the protagonists in Island Magic.
Read online at archive.org.
The Nine Questions (1959)
Willie sets out to seek his fortune with his watch, his feather cap, a silver whistle and a feather bag. Along his journey he learns the answers to the nine questions which will allow him to find his father and assume his rightful place in the kingdom.
Read online at archive.org.
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1971)
The Pied Piper pipes all the rats out of an ungrateful town. He then pipes all the children out as a result.
Smoky-House (1940)
An exciting tale about dogs and donkeys and smugglers. The British edition has the hyphen.
Treasure Island (1948)
When Jim Hawkins retrieves Flint’s map from the sea chest of the dead Billy Bones, Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey catch the treasure fever and outfit a ship to search for it. This is a much abbreviated edition.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers (1947)
After being sent to the country “to learn to be good”, the Bastable children and their two friends form the Society of the Wouldbegoods, but continue to become involved in adventures.