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The Story of Holly and Ivy is a 1958 children's book written by Rumer Godden. [1] On first publication it was illustrated by Adrienne Adams, but later editions were illustrated by Barbara Cooney; the British Puffin edition is illustrated by Sheila Bewley. The story treats the simultaneous events of wishing for love, in Ivy, a young orphaned ...
Hone's 1823 Ancient Mysteries Described, which lists the carol's title as mentioned above, also describes (p 94) [5] a British Museum manuscript: The same volume contains a song on the Holly and the Ivy which I mention because there is an old Carol on the same subject still printed. The MS begins with, Holly and ivy in the snow in Elmstead Wood
The Holly and the Ivy is a 1950 play by the British writer Wynyard Browne. A vicar attempts to deal with the various problems of his family as they gather for the Christmas period. It originally premiered at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff before transferring to the Lyric Theatre , Hammersmith where it ran for 37 performances. [ 1 ]
The Holly and the Ivy seems particularly unsuitable: its dramatic conflict is a matter of a misunderstanding which, since the characters are scarcely explored, remains artificial, and it depends entirely on dialogue. In the circumstances, everything hangs on the playing, but the all star cast employed – Roland Culver, for instance, has a one ...
This category is for articles on books for children and young adults ... (novel) The Story of Holly and Ivy; T. Tom's Midnight Garden ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
1958 The Story of Holly and Ivy; 1960 Candy Floss; 1961 Saint Jerome and the Lion (retelling of the legend in verse) 1961 Miss Happiness and Miss Flower, about Japanese dolls and the house built for them. 1963 Little Plum, the sequel to Miss Happiness and Miss Flower; 1964 Home is the Sailor
The song, which is listed as no. 35 in the Oxford Book of Carols, is very closely related to the more famous carol "The Holly and the Ivy". According to the Roud Folk Song Index, the "Sans Day Carol" and "The Holly and the Ivy" are variants of the same song (Roud 514).
He was born in London in 1911, and educated at Marlborough and Christ's College, Cambridge. [1] His plays include The Holly and the Ivy, which was first produced at the Duchess Theatre in London in 1950 and was adapted to become a film of the same title in 1952, for which he wrote the screenplay.