156 ratings | 15 reviews | avg rating:4.20

Ian B.G. Burns’s Followers

None yet.

Ian’s Bookshelves

to-read (0)
currently-reading (0)
read (158)

Ian’s Friends (4)

Cindy Armstrong

415 books | 35 friends

Sheila Price

0 books | 5 friends

Carole Butcher

0 books | 26 friends

Celeste Lhombreaud

1 book | 6 friends

Ian B.G. Burns

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.twevvenbooks.com

Genre

Fiction, Humor and Comedy

Member Since

March 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/goodreadscomtwevven

edit data

Ian is the fourth generation in his family to become a published author (his uncle John preceding him). His maternal grandfather, Bernard Capes, wrote nearly forty novels and other books from the late 1890s up until his death in the 1918 'flu pandemic – all by hand, sometimes four being published in a year, a number going to additional editions. Several of his books and short stories can still be found on the internet, and some of his 'horror' fiction has found its way into two anthologies in recent times (The Black Reaper, Dancing Shadows).
Bernard's son, Renalt, had three books published in the late 1940s, one of which is still available on the internet, as well as having a screenplay produced.
Ian’s own writing began in secondary school, a Ian is the fourth generation in his family to become a published author (his uncle John preceding him). His maternal grandfather, Bernard Capes, wrote nearly forty novels and other books from the late 1890s up until his death in the 1918 'flu pandemic – all by hand, sometimes four being published in a year, a number going to additional editions. Several of his books and short stories can still be found on the internet, and some of his 'horror' fiction has found its way into two anthologies in recent times (The Black Reaper, Dancing Shadows).
Bernard's son, Renalt, had three books published in the late 1940s, one of which is still available on the internet, as well as having a screenplay produced.
Ian’s own writing began in secondary school, and extended into comedy sketches and lyrics for the stage in his early twenties. Later he found himself writing for the Education Department, and, after going into private practice, writing reports, proposals, and scripts for training videos and television commercials.
The catalyst for fiction writing was a story a colleague told him one day about a bunch of kids riding home on the back of a huge horse, which insisted on walking through a dam!
This led to his first book, Scratcher, published in 1987.
Since then he has written Lissie Pendle, The Search for Quong, Ranga Plays Australia, The Day and Night Machine, and Possum and Python for children and, for adults, Thomas Bulford’s English Companion, Thomas Bulford’s Essays on Life, Language & Love, The Alone Man, and Four Hander: Paths to Murder.
Ian is active in his local community, having being involved in Scouting for more than thirty years, founded a Friends environmental group and is an active member of another, was President of a badminton association, and has arranged for a group of family and friends to provide long-term support to third-world people seeking financial assistance to grow their businesses. He received a Commonwealth Community Australia Day Award in 2006.
He has three adult children and nine grandchildren. ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Ian B.G. Burns questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Ian B.G. Burns’s books

Average rating: 3.5 · 2 ratings · 1 review · 13 distinct works

	Thomas Bulford's English Companion (1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 4 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
	Scratcher (1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 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 Alone Man 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Lissie Pendle (2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Ranga Plays Australia (4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Possum and Python... 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	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 Day and Night Machine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Thomas Bulford's Essays on Life, Language & Love (2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	Twevven in a Very Dangerous Situation by Ian B.G. Burns (Goodreads Author), Lauren Eldridge-Murray (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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
	Twevven and the Big Bigger Biggest Baby Burp 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	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

More books by Ian B.G. Burns…

24 posts
Ian B.G. Burns's Blog: About Writing

The Wisdom of Harkishen Singh

Well, here's my new book, a collection of wise sayings by a post-WW2 Indian guru. You can order it at http://www.lulu.com/shop/ian-b-g-burn....
An Indian reader emailed me:

Just got the book. What a wonderfully innovative publication! I think it ranks as only one of its kind, a glorious tribute to a country from someone from another, a great juxtaposition of the visual, poesy and profundity. I am go Read more of this blog post »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on February 19, 2015 21:41 • Tags: cricket, guru, india

View all 24 posts »

Quotes by Ian B.G. Burns (?)

“Some people are like dogs, Ranga, with wagging tails. Whilst thou are happily watching their wagging tails they are happily biting thou with their sharp teeth. Beware of wagging tails, Ranga. Especially in cricket.”
― Ian B.G. Burns, Ranga Plays Australia

tags: ranga-plays-australia

2 likes

“A boy, Ranga, is the light in his father’s eye and the love in his mother’s heart.”
― Ian B.G. Burns

tags: children, india, wisdom

2 likes

“Those English always say, "Look before thou leap". But, as is customary with the English, that is looking the wrong way. I say, Ranga, to look before thou look. Then, when thou actually looks before thou leaps, thou will have already done the leaping up here, and the leaping will be much easier, if thou does it at all.”
― Ian B.G. Burns

tags: australia, cricket, india, wisdom

1 likes

See all Ian B.G. Burns's quotes »

Ian’s Quotes

“Try it, or you'll never know.”
― Ian B G Burns

1 likes

“Think about the future, Ranga, but do not live in it.”
― Ian B.G. Burns

tags: ranga-plays-australia

1 likes

“If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it is a very unfortunate situation for the batting team. On the other side of the image, although being definitely unfortunatable for the batting team, it is most definitely a glorious silver lining for the bowling team.”
― Ian B.G. Burns

tags: ranga-plays-australia

1 likes

“Thou asks, puttar, the purpose of life. This is a very large question indeed from one so young. It is a very quick question to answer, however, and this you will understand one day, or even sooner. Love and be loved, and do a little bit of good. That is the purpose of life, even though tennis is not cricket.”
― Ian B.G. Burns

tags: ranga-plays-australia

1 likes

“Too simple? An idea cannot be too simple. Simple is sometimes great, indeed. The Mahatma had a simple idea, although the British did not like it very much and put him in jail. Simple is good.”
― Ian B.G. Burns

Ian B.G. Burns’s Followers

Add New
Videos

Ian’s Bookshelves

Ian’s Friends (4)

Ian B.G. Burns

Goodreads Author

Learn more
Ask the Author

Combine Editions
Ian B.G. Burns’s books

24 posts
Ian B.G. Burns's Blog: About Writing

The Wisdom of Harkishen Singh

Ian’s Quotes

Ian’s Friend Comments