MAYNE, William

MAYNE, William. Also writes as Martin Cobalt, Dynely James, Charles Molin. British, b. 1929. Genres: Children's fiction, Novellas/Short stories. Publications: Follow the Footprints, 1953; The World Upside Down, 1954; A Swarm in May, 1955; The Member for the Marsh, 1956; The Choristers' Cake, 1956; The Blue Boat, 1957; A Grass Rope, 1957; The Long Night, 1957; Underground Alley, 1958; (with R.D. Caesar as Dynely James) The Gobbling Billy, 1959; The Thumbstick, 1959; Thirteen O'Clock, 1959; The Rolling Season, 1960; Cathedral Wednesday, 1960; The Fishing Party, 1960; Summer Visitors, 1961; The Changeling, 1961; The Glass Ball, 1961; The Last Bus, 1962; The Twelve Dancers, 1962; The Man from the North Pole, 1963; On the Stepping Stones, 1963; Words and Music, 1963; Plot Night, 1963; A Parcel of Trees, 1963; Water Boatman, 1964; Whistling Rufus, 1964; Sand, 1964; A Day Without Wind, 1964; The Big Wheel and the Little Wheel, 1965; Pig in the Middle, 1965; No More School, 1965; Earthfasts, 1966; Rooftops, 1966; The Old Zion, 1966; The Battlefield, 1967; The Big Egg, 1967; Toffee Join, 1968; Over the Hills and Far Away (in U.S. as The Hill Road), 1968; The Yellow Aeroplane, 1968; The House on Fairmont, 1968; Ravensgill, 1970; Royal Harry, 1971; A Game of Dark, 1971; The Incline, 1972; Skiffy, 1972; Robin's Real Engine, 1972; (as Martin Cobalt) The Swallows, 1972; Jersey Shore, 1973; A Year and a Day, 1976; Party Pants, 1977; Max's Dream, 1977; It, 1977; While the Bells Ring, 1979; An Egg for Tea, 1979; Salt River Times, 1980; The Mouse and the Egg, 1980; The Patchwork Cat, 1981; All the King's Men, 1982; Winter Quarters, 1982; The Mouldy, 1983; Underground Creatures, 1983; Green, Red, Blue, and Yellow Books of Hob, 1984; Drift, 1985; Corbie, 1986; Come, Come to My Corner, 1986; Tibber, 1986; Barnabas Walks, 1986; The Blemyah Stories, 1987; Kelpie, 1987; Gideon Ahoy!, 1987; Leap Frog, 1987; Mousewing, 1987; Tiger's Railway, 1987; A House in Town, 1987; Lamb Shenkin, 1987; Antar and the Eagles, 1989; Netta 1989; The Second Hand House, 1990; The Farm that Ran Out of Names, 1990; The Men of the House, 1990; Netta Next, 1990; Low Tide, 1993; Hob and the Goblins, 1994; Pandora, 1996; Book of Hob Stories, 1997; Ob and the Peddler, 1997; Lady Muck, 1997. COMPILER: The Hamish Hamilton Book of Heroes (in U.S. as William Mayne's Book of Heroes), 1967; The Hamish Hamilton Book of Giants, (in U.S. as William Mayne's Book of Giants), 1968. EDITOR: (with E. Farjeon) The Hamish Hamilton Book of Kings (in U.S. as A Cavalcade of Kings), 1964; (with E. Farjeon) The Hamish Hamilton Book of Queens (in U.S. as A Cavalcade of Queens), 1965; Ghosts, 1971. Address: c/o David Higham Associates, 5-8 Lower John St, Golden Sq, London W1R 4HA, England.