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Fables
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Published January 1, 1977
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Yvonne Mitchell
14 books5 followersYvonne Mitchell (born Yvonne Frances Joseph) was an English actress and author. She was a theatre and film/television actor throughout her life.
Mitchell was also an established author, writing several books for children and adults as well as winning awards for playwriting. Her plays include "The Same Sky". She wrote an acclaimed biography of the French writer Colette, and her own autobiography, "Actress", was published in 1957.
Author of: "The Bed-Sitter" (1959), "A Year in Time " (1964), "Cathy Away" (1964), and "The Family" (1967), "Martha on Sunday" (1970), "But Wednesday Cried" (1974), "God is Inexperienced" (1974), "Fables" (1977), and "But Answer Came There None" (1977).
Mitchell was also an established author, writing several books for children and adults as well as winning awards for playwriting. Her plays include "The Same Sky". She wrote an acclaimed biography of the French writer Colette, and her own autobiography, "Actress", was published in 1957.
Author of: "The Bed-Sitter" (1959), "A Year in Time " (1964), "Cathy Away" (1964), and "The Family" (1967), "Martha on Sunday" (1970), "But Wednesday Cried" (1974), "God is Inexperienced" (1974), "Fables" (1977), and "But Answer Came There None" (1977).
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January 29, 2024
This gem of a book is becoming ever scarcer to find. Published by the Mid Northumberland Art Group with illustrations by Bert Hollander a French artist, the limited-edition numbered Yvonne Mitchell signed copies titled Fables, are based in the tradition of Aesop.
The inside flyleaf introduction describes this book as fables for adults but without morals, which is how I read these tales of symbolism with something of the dysfunctional in the characters portrayed.
Yvonne Mitchell injects a humorous, you know what's coming element in some characters' predicaments. Making you smile at the conclusion of, for example, The Kind King.
Fables published just two years before Yvonne's death in 1979 is another avenue in direction, adding to Mitchell's diverse scope and skill as a writer. You could easily see a second series of Fables by Yvonne in her later years. We know Yvonne Mitchell had been working on a biography of the Redgrave family, which has yet been unpublished.
If Fables is to be one of Yvonne Mitchell's last published works, it is a testament to Yvonne's diverse grasp on her ability to bring the reader in via another literary style of writing. We have a vast collection of Mitchell's words to explore, ranging from novels to biographies and children's books.
Fables, a book that is best kept in view as you go about your daily duties.
A quick fix of Yvonne's Fables' writings has that return dip back into pull ingredient in spades.
The inside flyleaf introduction describes this book as fables for adults but without morals, which is how I read these tales of symbolism with something of the dysfunctional in the characters portrayed.
Yvonne Mitchell injects a humorous, you know what's coming element in some characters' predicaments. Making you smile at the conclusion of, for example, The Kind King.
Fables published just two years before Yvonne's death in 1979 is another avenue in direction, adding to Mitchell's diverse scope and skill as a writer. You could easily see a second series of Fables by Yvonne in her later years. We know Yvonne Mitchell had been working on a biography of the Redgrave family, which has yet been unpublished.
If Fables is to be one of Yvonne Mitchell's last published works, it is a testament to Yvonne's diverse grasp on her ability to bring the reader in via another literary style of writing. We have a vast collection of Mitchell's words to explore, ranging from novels to biographies and children's books.
Fables, a book that is best kept in view as you go about your daily duties.
A quick fix of Yvonne's Fables' writings has that return dip back into pull ingredient in spades.
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