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Anne Eliot Crompton

Born

in Northampton, Massachusetts, The United States

April 06, 1930

Died

May 22, 2011

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Anne Eliot Crompton was a critically acclaimed writer of fiction for children, teenagers, and adults. Many of her novels draw from legends and folktales. Three are based on Arthurian legends: Merlin’s Harp, Gawain and Lady Green, and Percival’s Angel. Crompton created new fictions out of old by concentrating on the perspectives and emotions of characters who are slightly removed from the traditional plots. Crompton raised Shetland and Welsh ponies on her farm in Chesterfield, MA, and wrote a series of horse stories for girls which focus on the emotional bonds between humans and animals. In The Sorcerer, she imagined the artistic development of a prehistoric cave painter.

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Average rating: 3.06 · 823 ratings · 130 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	Merlin's Harp (Merlin's Harp, #1) 3.11 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 1995 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gawain and Lady Green (Merlin's Harp, #2) 2.75 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1997 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Percival's Angel (Merlin's Harp, #3) 2.82 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snow Pony 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rainbow Pony (Alice Brown's Pony, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rain-Cloud Pony liked it 3.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winter Wife: An Abenaki Folktale by Anne Eliot Crompton (Retold By), Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Woman's Place 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ice Trail liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wildflower Pony (Alice Brown's Pony, #2) 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Merlin's Harp (3 books)
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Anne Eliot Crompton

3.02 avg rating — 749 ratings

Alice Brown's Pony (2 books)
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3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings

Quotes by Anne Eliot Crompton (?)

“The Lady smiled, close-mouthed. "You magicked for Arthur himself, Merlin. The Human part of you has always loved Arthur.”
― Anne Eliot Crompton, Merlin's Harp

tags: arthurian-legend, merlin, merthur

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“Water rising under rock
Breaks earth's lock,
Floods thirst roots,
Nurtures sap and trunk and shoots,
Greens and plumps each greedy leaf
Till dappled sunlight like a thief
Sucks leaf-water as I breathe,
Makes of mist an airy wreath
To drift and float and wander high
To the sky,
And fall again,
Sweet, rich rain,
Run under rock and
Rise again.”
― Anne Eliot Crompton, Merlin's Harp

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