Abelard-Schuman Abelard-Schuman i(A94850 works by) (Organisation) assertion (a.k.a. Abelard Schuman)
Born: Established: 1953 New York (City), New York (State),
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1 y separately published work icon Space 3 Richard Davis (editor), London : Abelard-Schuman , 1976 Z1731136 1976 anthology short story
1 y separately published work icon Hunting Cat Mary Elwyn Patchett , London : Abelard-Schuman , 1976 Z1345577 1976 single work children's fiction adventure children's Adventures of a cat travelling from Trinidad to England.
1 y separately published work icon Bahama Adventure Audrey Weigh , London : Abelard-Schuman , 1970 Z871412 1970 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Journey Under the Southern Stars E. L. Grant Watson , London New York (City) : Abelard-Schuman , 1968 Z36357 1968 single work autobiography travel The author accompanied A. R. [Radcliffe-] Brown on his expeditions in Western Australia, the work of Radcliffe-Brown in collecting information on marriage systems is described, brief accounts of ceremonies and material culture; the work was disrupted by a violent police raid and further research was carried out on the prison hospital Bernier Island in Sharks Bay where Aborigines suffering from VD were forcibly imprisoned. (Libraries Australia record).
1 3 y separately published work icon Sharpur the Carpet Snake Lydia Pender , London New York (City) : Abelard-Schuman , 1967 Z874394 1967 single work picture book children's Sharpur, the carpet snake, quietly goes about his night work of keeping down the rat population at the local fruit market. But when he unexpectedly appears during the day the pandemonium he creates may result in Sharpur being banned from the market altogether.
1 y separately published work icon Doorways to Danger Mark Napier , London New York (City) : Abelard-Schuman , 1966 Z1218200 1966 single work novel crime detective
1 1 y separately published work icon Dan McDougall and the Bulldozer Lydia Pender , Gerald Rose (illustrator), New York (City) : Abelard-Schuman , 1963 Z924514 1963 single work picture book children's Although Dan and his big yellow bulldozer are useful and popular in the outback, Dan dreams of the big city, but when he has a chance to visit he soon finds that home is best.
1 36 y separately published work icon When Blackbirds Sing Martin Boyd , London : Abelard-Schuman , 1962 Z501058 1962 single work novel war literature

'At the outbreak of World War I, Dominic Langton leaves his wife on a remote sheep farm in New South Wales to enlist in the British Army. What he experiences in the trenches changes him forever; his return home sees him cast off his past and find his own integrity. He has seen the true nature of war–the senseless waste of life, the millions of young men condemned to pointless slaughter–and has emerged a wiser, but troubled, man.

'When Blackbirds Sing is a masterful recreation of the vanished world of 1914, and a moving and powerful testament to the devastation of war. In this final instalment of Martin Boyd's celebrated Langton Quartet, Boyd confirms his reputation as one of the most outstanding novelists Australia has ever produced. ' (Publication summary)

5 y separately published work icon A Twig Is Bent Estelle Thompson , London : Abelard-Schuman , 1961 Z1438819 1961 single work novel crime detective

'Francine, and her brother Tony, about to be 5, see their uncle shoot and kill an unknown woman but Fran, unsure if Uncle Hilton has seen them, decides to guard Tony against disclosures, keeps her secret from her widow mother, and is almost destroyed by tormenting fears. Her mother's desperate efforts to get a successful crop from the orchard, the advent of a new neighbor, Hugh Ryland, whom Fran trusts, the easing of her watchfulness when Uncle Hilton displays no wariness, and the final crisis ten months later when Tony shatters her little complacency by a chance remark to their uncle, bring about a dangerous climax. It is Ryland and the detective Collings who are responsible for the children's safety, for Hilton's apprehension – and for the complete dissipation of Fran's nightmares. The orchard country bush life of Australia, the impact on young Fran of watchful waiting, and the incidents that make up the ten months period combine to make this more than a routine suspense novel and give it a special interest.'

Source: Kirkus Reviews.

2 y separately published work icon Barnaby and the Horses Lydia Pender , Alie Evers (illustrator), London : Abelard-Schuman , 1961 Z847234 1961 single work picture book children's Barnaby spends an Autumn day searching along a river bank for the horses that wandered away from his father's farm.
1 y separately published work icon Killers in the Sun J. Earle Dixon , London New York (City) : Abelard-Schuman , 1960 Z806008 1960 single work novel crime mystery
2 y separately published work icon Cry of the Heart Mary Elwyn Patchett , London : Collins , 1956 Z834214 1956 single work novel young adult
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