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Norman Hunter


Born
in Sydenham, The United Kingdom
November 23, 1899

Died
February 23, 1995

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Genre
Children's Books


Career
Hunter wrote popular books on writing for advertising, brain-teasers and conjuring among many others. His career started as an advertising copywriter and in the 1930s he was performing as a stage magician in Bournemouth.
It was at this time he started to write the Professor Branestawm series, originally intended for radio. The books were published in hardback, with the first illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. Other illustrators were to follow, including James Arnold, George Worsley Adamson, Gerald Rose, David Hughes, Jill McDonald and Derek Cousins. In the 1960s the books were reprinted in Puffin Books, the Penguin children's imprint.
Hunter returned to London during the Second World War, living on a boat on the Thames. Post-war, in 1949 ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 1,313 ratings · 126 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors
The Incredible Adventures o...
3.91 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 1933 — 52 editions
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The Dribblesome Teapots And...
4.08 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions
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The Peculiar Triumph of Pro...
4.13 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1970 — 9 editions
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Professor Branestawm's Trea...
4.06 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1966 — 11 editions
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Professor Branestawm Up the...
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4.42 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions
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Professor Branestawm Round ...
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4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions
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Professor Branestawm Stories
4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1976 — 6 editions
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Professor Branestawm
3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1975
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Professor Branestawm's Peri...
4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions
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Dust Up at the Royal Disco ...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions
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“some of the characters are”
― Norman Hunter, The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
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“Professor Branestawm”
― Norman Hunter, The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
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“Who’s Who in The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm”
― Norman Hunter, The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
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