Selected Works, Vol. 1 (Crystal Cave / Hollow Hills / Wildfire at Midnight / Airs Above the Ground) [Hardcover]

Mary Stewart (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann Octopus (May 12, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0905712218
• ISBN-13: 978-0905712215
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.9 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,166,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mart Stewart, one of the most popular novelists writing today, was born in Sunderland, County Durham, England. After boarding-school, she recieved a B.A. with first class honors in English Language and Literature from Durham University and went on for her M.A. Later she returned to her own University as a Lecturer in English. She married in 1945. Her husband is Sir Frederick Stewart, who is Chairman of the Geology Department at Edinburgh University, and a Fellow of the Royal Society.Mary Stewart's career as a novelist began in 1954 with the publication of Madam, Will You Talk? Since then she has published fifteen successful novels, including The Last Enchantment, the third book of the magical trilogy about the legendary enchanter Merlin and young Arthur. Her books for young readers, The Little Broomstick (1971) and Ludo and the Star Horse (1974), quickly met with the same success as her other novels. In 1968, she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. In 1971, the Scottish Chapter of the International PEN Association awarded her the Frederick Niven prize for the The Crystal Cave. In 1974, the Scottish Arts Council Award went to Ludo and the Star Horse.