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Lavinia Derwent (1906–1989)

Author of Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors

38+ Works 377 Members 3 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: Lavina Derwent, Lavinia Derwent. Pictures by Joe Lasker. American

Disambiguation Notice:

Is pen name of Elizabeth Dodd

Series

Works by Lavinia Derwent

Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors (1965) — Author — 130 copies

The Tale of Greyfriars Bobby (1985) 50 copies

Sula (1969) 31 copies

A Breath of Border Air (1975) 25 copies

Return to Sula (1600) 21 copies

Song of Sula (1976) 18 copies

The Boy from Sula (1973) 18 copies

Another Breath of Border Air (1977) 12 copies

A Border bairn (1979) 11 copies

God Bless the Borders (1981) 9 copies

Lady of the Manse (1983) 7 copies

Ten Modern Mystery Stories 4 copies

The Children's Picture Dictionary (1957) 3 copies

A mouse in the manse (1985) 3 copies

Nature's Wonders 3 copies

Beyond the Borders (1988) 3 copies

My First Picture Dictionary 3 copies

Macpherson's Skyscraper (1980) 2 copies

Boy in the Bible (Piccolo Books) (1981) 2 copies

Mystery and Adventure Stories (1937) 2 copies

Tammy Troot (1947) 2 copies

HUFFY PUFFY THE LITTLE RED ENGINE 2 copies

Borders Omnibus (1991) 1 copy

Boy Named Samuel (Wren S) (1972) 1 copy

Picture dictionary (1967) 1 copy

Macpherson's Lighthouse Adventure (Knight Books) (1979) 1 copy

Macpherson's Highland Fling (Knight Books) (1982) 1 copy

Brer Rabbit Again 1 copy

Macpherson's Caravan (1981) 1 copy

Macpherson's Island (1980) 1 copy

Mr. Pickles (The Woodland Readers Series No. 6) 1 copy

Tammy Troot's Schooldays and Tammy Troot Swims the Channel (1 cass Stock no. 3232) 1 copy

Macpherson's Winter Sports (Wren S) (1972) 1 copy

Modern Tales for Juniors: Silver Torch Series No. 11 1 copy

Two by Two 1 copy

A Nursery Rhyme Anthology 1 copy

The adventures of Tammy Troot (1982) 1 copy

Clashmaclavers : Sketches and Poems of Scottish Village Life (A Mixty-Maxty of Prose and Verse in the Couthy Tradition) 1 copy

Associated Works

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 8, April 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Dodd, Elizabeth
Birthdate: 1906
Date of death: 1989-11
Gender: female
Nationality: UK
Occupations: author
writer
Disambiguation notice: Is pen name of Elizabeth Dodd

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Reviews

Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors by Lavinia Derwent

I've mostly experienced this story by way of the Broadway musical. This was a nice take on it, even without the songs or Donny Osmond.

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villemezbrown | Mar 27, 2024 |

Another breath of border air by Lavinia Derwent

The sequel to A Breath of Border Air, the author is surrounded by colourful and often hilarious local characters like Jock-the-herd, Auld Baldy-Heid and her old friend Jessie.

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mazda502001 | Nov 19, 2008 |

A Breath of Border Air by Lavinia Derwent

The story of the author's childhood, spent on a lonely farm, in the Cheviot Hills on the Scottish Border.

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mazda502001 | Nov 19, 2008 |

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Associated Authors

John R. Crossland

Clifton Fadiman

Eva Moore Adapter

Joe Lasker Illustrator

Agatha Christie Contributor

Robert Louis Stevenson Contributor

H. G. Wells Contributor

Vera Brittain Contributor

Winifred Holtby Contributor

J. S. Fletcher Contributor

Sydney Horler Contributor

Statistics

Works: 38
Also by: 1
Members: 377
Popularity: #64,011
Rating: 3.1

Reviews: 3
ISBNs: 72
Languages: 1

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