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Kitty Barne


Born
in Petersham, Surrey, The United Kingdom
November 17, 1882

Died
February 03, 1961

Genre
Children's, Screenwriter


Marion Catherine "Kitty" Barne was a British children's author and screenwriter, born and brought up in Sussex, England. She studied at the Royal College of Music. In 1912, she married Eric Streatfeild, a cousin of another children's author, Noel Streatfeild. During World War II, she was a member of the Women's Voluntary Service, responsible for helping children evacuated to Sussex.

Barne won the 1940 Carnegie Medal for her book Visitors from London, which tells the story of children evacuated to Sussex during World War II. She is best remembered today for her pony books Rosina Copper and its sequel Rosina and Son, about the true story of an Argentine polo pony mare. She also wrote some nonfiction books, including a biography of Elizabeth Fr ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 134 ratings · 40 reviews · 45 distinct works
She Shall Have Music
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4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1938 — 2 editions
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Barbie
3.79 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions
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Visitors from London
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We'll Meet in England
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4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1942 — 8 editions
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While the Music Lasted
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1943
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Rosina Copper
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4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1954 — 6 editions
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Bracken, My Dog
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Family Footlights
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4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1939 — 7 editions
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Three and a Pigeon
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Admiral's Walk
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Series by Kitty Barne

She Shall Have Music While the Music Lasted
(2 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings

Family Footlights Visitors from London Dusty's Windmill Roly's Dogs
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3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings

Rosina Copper Rosina and Son
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4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings

Bracken, My Dog Roly's Dogs
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4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings

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