Robert Leeson (1928–2013)
Author of The Story of Robin Hood
About the Author
Robert Leeson has published numerous articles in top class journals such as the Economic Journal, Economica and History of Political Economy. In addition to writing and editing 13 books, he is the co-editor (with Charles Palm) of The Collected Writings of Milton Friedman. He has been Visiting show more Professor of Economics at Stanford University, USA since 2005, National Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution since 1995 and Adjunct Professor at Notre Dame Australia University since 2008. He has held other visiting positions at Cambridge University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara University and the University of Western Ontario. show less
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Works by Robert Leeson
Economics, Economists and Expectations: From Microfoundations to Macroapplications (Routledge Studies in the History of… (2004) 6 copies
Children's books and class society: Past and present (Papers on children's literature ; no. 3) (1977) 6 copies
Hayek : a collaborative biography. Part III, Fraud, fascism and free market religion (2015) 4 copies
Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part IX: The Divine Right of the 'Free' Market (Archival Insights into the Evolution… (2017) 3 copies
Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part VII, 'Market Free Play with an Audience': Hayek's Encounters with Fifty… (2017) 3 copies
Skylark Stories 3 copies
Hayek. a collaborative biography / Part IV, England, the Ordinal Revolution and the The Riad to Serfdom, 1931-50 (2015) 2 copies
Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part X: Eugenics, Cultural Evolution, and The Fatal Conceit (Archival Insights into… (2017) 2 copies
The Eclipse of Keynesianism: The Political Economy of the Chicago Counter-Revolution (2000) 2 copies
Forty Days of Tucker 1 copy
Es ist mein Leben. Roman. 1 copy
CRESCERE IN FRETTA 1 copy
Hayek: A Collaborative Biography: Part XIV: Liberalism in the Classical Tradition: Orwell, Popper, Humboldt and Polanyi… (2018) 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Leeson, Robert Arthur
- Other names
- Leeson, R. A.
- Birthdate
- 1928-03-31
- Date of death
- 2013-09-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Places of residence
- Broxbourne, Hertforshire, England
Barnton, Cheshire, England (birth) - Education
- University of London (BA, honors, 1972)
- Occupations
- journalist
editor
writer - Organizations
- National Union of Journalists
Writers Guild - Awards and honors
- Eleanor Farjeon Award (1985)
- Short biography
- Worked on local newspapers and magazines in England and Europe, 194-56; Morning Star, London, England, reporter, 1956-58, parliamentary correspondent, 1958-61, feature writer, 1961-69, literary editor, 1961-80, children's editor, 1969-84; freelance writer and editor, 1969--. Founding member of Other Award Panel, 1975--. Member of British section of the International Board on Books for Young People (treasurer, 1979--)
Source; Contemporary Authors Online
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Arabian Nights by Robert Leeson (2015-10-19)
Reasonable collection of the Arabian Nights for children, which are not that easy to find. The level of the reading is ok, and so are the links between the story that illustrates the full narrative of the book. There is very little about the real Middle East to help give the reader context. These stories are so sexual and violent that it is impossible to clean them up completely, so teachers and parents should give this a thorough preview.
This is a cleverly written book in three parts. Gwain aka Wain is in a new school, his dad was lost in the Falklands war and his brother Lancelot aka Lance, is a bit of a thug, one of the senior boys in the school.
In the edition I read the text is in three different colours to reflect the three different stories being written here. The first that comes up is Black on White. It's a series of letters to a non-existent penpal about coming to terms with senior school, the second is red on white, where he talks as he would really like to to the penpal about the realities of his life and the reaction of the teacher to the first set. The last part is blue on white, his fantasy story that he's writing to get away from it all.
During the story it deals with life and loss and the struggle to fit in. Wry and well written it's a touching story. Although dated much of it is quite eternal.… (more)
In the edition I read the text is in three different colours to reflect the three different stories being written here. The first that comes up is Black on White. It's a series of letters to a non-existent penpal about coming to terms with senior school, the second is red on white, where he talks as he would really like to to the penpal about the realities of his life and the reaction of the teacher to the first set. The last part is blue on white, his fantasy story that he's writing to get away from it all.
During the story it deals with life and loss and the struggle to fit in. Wry and well written it's a touching story. Although dated much of it is quite eternal.… (more)
A story of an alternative world where our hero finds that he's the identical twin of the prince. In an attempt to protect the prince they're swapped. They both find out more about themselves and life.
And you really can't beat this as a title!
And you really can't beat this as a title!
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- Works
- 89
- Also by
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- Members
- 663
- Popularity
- #38,038
- Rating
- 3.3
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 204
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