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James Reeves

Born

in Harrow, London, England

July 01, 1909

Died

May 01, 1978

Website

http://www.lauracecil.co.uk/pages/Clients/Clien...

Genre

Children's, Poetry

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John Morris Reeves, later known as James Reeves, was an English writer principally known for his poetry, plays and contributions to children's literature and the literature of collected traditional songs. His published books include poetry, stories and anthologies for both adults and children. He was also well known as a literary critic and broadcaster.

He was born in Harrow, and educated at Stowe School and at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he read English and co-founded with Jacob Bronowski the literary magazine Experiment. He began his writing career as a poet in 1936, and in 1945 turned his attention to writing for young readers. His first book of poems for children, The Wandering Moon, appeared in 1950, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, ...more

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	English Fables and Fairy Stories 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1978 — 17 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
	Georgian Poetry by James Reeves (Editor), A.E. Housman, W.H. Davies 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1962 — 6 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
	Heroes and Monsters by James Reeves, Sara Silcock (Illustrator) 4.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1969 — 6 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 Critical Sense: Practical Criticism of Prose and Poetry 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1974 — 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 Poets' World 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1948 — 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
	Fables from Aesop by James Reeves, Maurice Charles John Wilson (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1961 — 17 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
	Understanding Poetry Reeves, James 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 11 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 Voyage of Odysseus: Homer's Odyssey by James Reeves, Homer 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Christmas Book 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1968 — 10 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
	Exploits of Don Quixote by James Reeves (Adaptor), Edward Ardizzone, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 2.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1959 — 11 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

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The Rhyming River (4 books)
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Quotes by James Reeves (?)

“Rest requires us to give up any ideas about control: controlling our experiences, controlling our feelings and controlling how we rest. Rest is fundamentally effortless and detached from experience.”
― James Reeves, The Book of Rest: Stop Striving. Start Being.

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“Poetry is bound to oppose itself to collectivism from whatever quarter. With the success of any collectivist dictatorship, the poet is always the first to be silenced.”
― James Reeves, Short History of English Poetry

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