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Robert Thomas Allen (1911–1990)

Author of The Great Lakes

12+ Works 101 Members 1 Review

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Works by Robert Thomas Allen

The Great Lakes (1970) 34 copies

The Violin, from the Story by George Pastic and Andrew Welsh (1976) 18 copies

A Treasury of Canadian Humour (1967) 16 copies

When Toronto Was For Kids (1959) 11 copies

CHILDREN WIVES AND OTHER WILDLIFE (1970) 6 copies

The Mystery of the Missing Emerald (1963) 6 copies

We Gave You The Electric Toothbrush !: One Man's Defiant Defense Of The Older Generation 📚 3 copies

The grass is never greener;: The hilarious adventures of a family in search of the perfect place to live (1956) 2 copies

How to survive the age of travel (1974) 2 copies

My childhood and yours: happy memories of growing up (1977) 1 copy

Today is the first day of the rest of your life (1971) 1 copy

Le violon de Robert Thomas Allen: D'après une histoire de George Pastic et Andrew Welsh (Collection des deux… (1976) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Contributor — 5 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1911
Date of death: 1990
Gender: male
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Place of death: San Bernardino, California, USA
Occupations: advertising copywriter
essayist
Awards and honors: Stephen Leacock Award for Humour

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When Toronto was for Kids by Robert Thomas Allen

An interesting work of informal social history on aspects of Toronto's past usually overlooked. Essentially a memoir that calls pre-WWII Toronto into vivid relief. Referenced occasionally in the scholarly literature.

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alharris | Jul 26, 2007 |

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Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour

CHILDREN WIVES AND OTHER WILDLIFE (Winner – 1971)

The grass is never greener;: The hilarious adventures of a family in search of the perfect place to live (Winner – 1957)

Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award

The Violin, from the Story by George Pastic and Andrew Welsh (Winner – 1977)

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Works: 12
Also by: 1
Members: 101
Popularity: #188,710
Rating: ½ 4.5

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 11
Languages: 3

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