Elinor Lyon was born in Guisborough, Yorkshire in 1921 and educated in Oxford before spending time in Switzerland and then reading English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. Elinor Lyon had written her books while bringing up her four children within the community of Rugby School. Her fictional worlds centre on those themes of freedom and captivity so characteristic of children's books of the postwar period. Elinor Lyon passed away on 28th May 2008 and is survived by four children.
Genres: Inspirational
Series
Ian and Sovra
1. The House in Hiding (1950)
2. We Daren't Go A'Hunting (1951)
3. Run Away Home (1953)
4. Daughters of Aradale (1957)
5. Cathie Runs Wild (1960)
6. The Dream Hunters (1966)
7. Strangers At the Door (1967)
8. The King Of Grey Corrie (1975)
1. The House in Hiding (1950)
2. We Daren't Go A'Hunting (1951)
3. Run Away Home (1953)
4. Daughters of Aradale (1957)
5. Cathie Runs Wild (1960)
6. The Dream Hunters (1966)
7. Strangers At the Door (1967)
8. The King Of Grey Corrie (1975)
Novels
Hilary's Island (1948)
Wishing Water-gate (1949)
Sea Treasure (1955)
Dragon Castle (1956)
The Golden Shore (1957)
Rider's Rock (1958)
Carver's Journey (1962)
aka The Secret of Hermit's Bay
Green Grow the Rushes (1964)
Echo Valley (1965)
The Day That Got Lost (1968)
The Wishing Pool (1970)
The Floodmakers (1976)
Wishing Water-gate (1949)
Sea Treasure (1955)
Dragon Castle (1956)
The Golden Shore (1957)
Rider's Rock (1958)
Carver's Journey (1962)
aka The Secret of Hermit's Bay
Green Grow the Rushes (1964)
Echo Valley (1965)
The Day That Got Lost (1968)
The Wishing Pool (1970)
The Floodmakers (1976)
Non fiction show
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